This is my latest effort at nailing this song down. Oh lass, gin' ye would think it right (gin--after or before a bit) Tae gang wi' me this very night We'll cuddle tae the mornin' light By a' the lave unseen o' (lave--others) And ye will be my dearie My ain dearest dearie It's ye will be my dearie Gin ye meet me at e'en o' (e-en--evening) I canna for ma mammy gae She locks the door and hides the key And in the mornin' charges me And aye aboot the men o' For she says they're a' deceivers Deceivers, deceivers She says they're a' deceivers Ye canna trust in ane o' (ane--one) Oh niver min' yer mammy's yell Nae doot she met yer dad hersel' And should she flyte, ye can her tell (flyte--scold) She's aft times done the same o' So lassie, gie's yer hand on't Yer bonnie milk-white hand on't Oh lassie, gie's yer hand on't And scorn tae lie alane o' (alane--alone) Oh lad, my haun' I canna gi'e But aiblins I maun steal the key (aiblins--perhaps) And meet ye at yon birkin tree (birkin--beech) That grows doon in the glen o' But dinna lippen, laddie (dinna lippen--don't count on it) I canna promise, laddie Oh dinna lippen, laddie In case I canna win o' So he's gaen tae yon birkin tree In hopes his ain true love tae see When fa come trippin' ower the lea (fa--short for fair?--directly) But just his bonnie Jean o' And she's plank-ed doon beside him (plank-ed--put down with a thump) Beside him, beside him She's plank-ed doon beside him Amangst the grass sae green o' "I'm overjoyed wi' rapture noo" Quo' he, and preed his cherry moo' (preed--unknown, moo--mouth) And Jeannie ne'er had cause tae rue That nicht upon the green o' For she has got her Johnny Her ain lovin' Johnny It's she has got her Johnny And Johnny's got his Jean o' Definitions from Dictionary of the Scotish Language. http://www.dsl.ac.uk/
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