Young lasses' song, or, What wou'd a young lassie do wi' an auld man/The Young Lasses' Song
THE
YOUNG LASSES' SONG.
What can a young laſſie,
What ſhall a young laſſie,
What can a young laſſie do wi' an auld man?
Bad luck on the penny,
That tempted my minnie
To ſell her poor Jenny for filler an'lan
Bad luck, &c.
He's always compleenin'
Frae morning till e’enin',
He hoſts and he hirples the weary day lang;
He's doyl't and he's donin,
His blude it is frozen,
O! dreary's the night wi' a crazy auld man!
He hums and he hankers,
He frets and he cankers;
I never can plleaſe him, do a' that I can:
He's peeviſh and jealous
Of a' the young fellows:
O! dool on the day I met wi' an auld man!
My auld auntie Katie
Upon me taks pity;
I'll do my endeavour to follow her plan;
I'll croſs him, and wrack him,
Until I heart-break him,
And then his auld braſs will buy me a new pan.
This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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