Because the ocean sudna mak a mou' at the puir earth burnie that cudna help what ran intill 't.
But soon anither bed it had, where the rocks met aboon, And for a time the burnie saw neither sun nor moon.
Burnie bee, burnie bee, Tell me when your wedding be?
A flowery howm between twa verdant braes, Where lasses use to wash and spread their claes, A trotting burnie wimpling through the ground; Its channel pebbles shining smooth and round.
Here, where primroses thickest paint the green, Hard by this little burnie let us lean.
As through the woods I musing gang, Nae birdies cheer me frae the bushes, Save little robin's lanely sang, Wild warbling where the burnie gushes.
Down whar the burnie rins whimplin' and cheery, vol.
Whare through the birks the burnie rows, Aft hae I sat fu' cheerie, O!
Entwined with my youthful days, Wi' the bonny banks and braes, Where the winding burnie strays, Murmuring near.
It wad be tellin' ye to lat the burnie rin, an' stick to yer buik, laddie!
Bless you, bless you, burnie bee; Say, when will your wedding be?
Burnie bee, burnie bee, say when will your wedding be.
I lay my hand upon the stile, The stile is lone and cold, The burnie that goes babbling by Says naught that can be told.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "burnie" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
