I have a different version of Logan Water attributed to John Mayne, circa 1781 which would make him a contemporary of Burns. LOGAN WATER By Logan's streams that rin sae deep Fu' aft wi' glee I've herded sheep Herded sheep or gathered slaes Wi' my dear lad on Logan braes. But wae's my heart, thae days are gane And fu' o' grief I herd my lane While my dear lad maun face his faes Far, far frae me and Logan braes. Nae mare at Logan kirk, will he Atween the preachin's, meet wi' me Meet wi' me, or when it's mirk Convoy me hame frae Logan kirk. I weel may sing, thae days are gane Frae kirk and fair I come alane; While my dear lad maun face his faes Far, far frae me and Logan braes. At e'en, when hope amaist is gane I daunder out or sit alane, Sit alane beneath the tree Where aft he kept his tryst wi' me. O! could I see thae days again, My lover skaithless, and my ain Beloved by friends, and far frae faes We'd live in bliss on Logan braes.
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