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Green grow the rashes, O;
Green grow the rashes, O;
The fweeteft hours that e'er I spent,
Are Spent amang the laffes, O.

I.

THERE's nought but care on ev'ry han',

In ev'ry hour that paffes, O: What fignifies the life o' man, An' 'twere na for the laffes, O.

Green grow, &c.

II.

The warly race may riches chafe,
An' riches still may fly them, 0;
An' tho' at last they catch them fast,
Their hearts can ne'er enjoy them, O.

Also A.Green grow, &c.

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But gie me a canny hour at e'en,
My arms about my Dearie, O;
An' warly cares, an' warly men,
May a' gae tapfalteerie, O!

A

Green grow, &c.

IV.

For you fae doufe, ye fneer at this,
Ye're nought but fenfelefs affes, 0:

The

The wifeft Man the warl' e'er faw,

He dearly lov'd the laffes, O.

Green grow, &c.

V.

Auld Nature fwears, the lovely Dears
Her nobleft work fhe claffes, O:

- Her prentice han' fhe try'd on man,
An' then she made the laffes, O.

Green grow, &c.

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AGAIN rejoicing Nature fees

Her robe affume its vernal hues,
Her leafy locks wave in the breeze
All freshly steep'd in morning dews.

CHORUS.

CHORU s*.

And maun I ftill on Menie † doat,

And bear the fcorn that's in her e'e! For it's jet, jet black, an' it's like a hawk, An' it winna let a body be!

II.

In vain to me the cowflips blaw,
In vain to me the vi'lets spring;

In vain to me, in glen or fhaw,

The mavis and the lintwhite fing.

And maun Iftill, &c.

III.

*This Chorus is part of a fong composed by a gentleman in Edinburgh, a particular friend of the Author's.

† Menie is the common abbreviation of Mariamne.

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