From : - The Scottish Folksinger by Norman Buchan and Peter Hall.
Published in 1973 ISBN 0 00 411115 x (copyright hopefully fulfilled)

Song page 61 : Notes page 157

leeze me on, I love (literally, blessings on)

pow, head.


My take on this is "blessings on your curly head"

Book Storyline page 154: Herd's ms. The story goes that when Mass (Rev.) Williamson was being pursued by the Dragoons for his adherence to the Solemn League and Covenant he was hidden by Lady Cherrytrees in her daughter's bed. He escaped - but left the daughter pregnant. There is a bawdy version in 'The Merry Muses', which Hecht believes was written by Burns himself on the basis of the version given here.