190. Song—Lady Onlie Honest Luckie

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190. Song—Lady Onlie Honest Luckie by Robert Burns

 A’ THE lads o’ Thorniebank,
 When they gae to the shore o’ Bucky,
They’ll step in an’ tak a pint
 Wi’ Lady Onlie, honest Lucky.


Chorus.—Lady Onlie, honest Lucky,
 Brews gude ale at shore o’ Bucky;
I wish her sale for her gude ale,
 The best on a’ the shore o’ Bucky.


Her house sae bien, her curch sae clean
 I wat she is a daintie chuckie;
And cheery blinks the ingle-gleed
 O’ Lady Onlie, honest Lucky!
 Lady Onlie, &c.

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