My Ain Kind Deary
My Ain Kind Deary | |
from the Merry Muses of Caledonia, 1799
| I'll lay thee o'er the lea-rig, Lovely Mary, dearie, O; I'll lay thee o'er the lee-rig My lovely Mary, deary, O. Chorus: Altho' the night were ne'er so wet An' I were ne'er so weary O! I'd lay thee o'er the lee-rig My lovely Mary, deary, O. |
2. Look down ye gods from yonder sky, An' see how blest a man am I; No envy my fond heart alarms, Encircled in my Mary's arms. Chorus:
3. Lyin' across the lee-rig, |