82. Song—Kissing my Katie

 O MERRY hae I been teethin’ a heckle,
 An’ merry hae I been shapin’ a spoon;
O merry hae I been cloutin’ a kettle,
 An’ kissin’ my Katie when a’ was done.

O a’ the lang day I ca’ at my hammer,
 An’ a’ the lang day I whistle and sing;
O a’ the lang night I cuddle my kimmer,
 An’ a’ the lang night as happy’s a king.



Bitter in dool I lickit my winnins
 O’ marrying Bess, to gie her a slave:
Blest be the hour she cool’d in her linnens,
 And blythe be the bird that sings on her grave!
Come to my arms, my Katie, my Katie;
 O come to my arms and kiss me again!
Drucken or sober, here’s to thee, Katie!
 An’ blest be the day I did it again.

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