When winter blaws in sleety showers, Frae aff the norlan' hills sae hie, He lightly skiffs thy bonny bowers, As laith to harm a flower in thee.
I wad be laith to rin an' chase thee, Wi' murd'ring pattle!
Sayr he langis to fle and to depart; And that sweit cuntre, on the tother part, To leif ful laith wes hym, or go at large.
Exalationys or vapouris blak and laith Furth of that dedly golf thrawis in the air, Sik wys na byrd may thiddir mak repair; Quharfor Grekis Avernus clepis this sted, The place but fowlis, to say, or pyt of ded.
Annan water's wading deep, And my love Annie's wondrous bonny; And I am laith she suld weet her feet, Because I love her best of ony.
The stream was strong, the maid was stout, And laith, laith to be dang; But ere she wan the Louden banks, Her fair colour was wan.
They'd say anything," said Hoodie the Crow, keeping behind the Peacock's tail.
The Magician had precious stones of every kind and he would have me walk beside him to the Cavern where he kept his precious stones, and as he handled them over he would tell me of the virtues that each stone possessed.
Laith, laith were our Scottish lords To weit their coal-black shoon; But yet ere a' the play was playd, They wat their hats aboon.
Whan day was gane, and night was come, She lap the castle-wa; But Willy kepit his gay lady, He was laithto let her fa.
O our Scots nobles wer richt laith To weet their cork-heild schoone; Bot lang owre a' the play wer playd, Thair hats they swam aboone.
O laith, laith waur oor gude Scots lords To weet their cork-heeled shoon; But lang, lang ere the play was played, Their yellow locks soomed aboun.
The stream was strang, the maid was stout, And laith, laith to be dang, But ere she wan the Lowden banks Her fair colour was wan.
O laith, laithwas oor bonnie boys To weet their cork-heeled sheen; But lang ere a' the play was played, They wat their hair abeen.
Our Scots lords they are all laith To weet their coal black shoon; But I trow or a' the play was played, They wat their hair abune.
Laith, laith war our Scottish lords To weit their coal-black hair; But yet ere a' the play was playd, They wat it every hair.
Laith, laith were our good Scots lords To weet their leathern shoon; But or the morn at fair day-light, Their hats were wat aboon.
O laith laith were our Scottish lords To weit their cork-heeld shoon; But ere that a' the play was plaid, They wat their heads aboon.
Fu laith, fu laith was our braw Scots lords To weet their coal black shoon; But ere the battle a' was foucht, Their hats war weet aboun.
O laith, laith were our gude Scots lords To weet their cork-heeld shoon; But lang or a' the play was playd, They wat their hats aboon.
O laith, laith was oor bonny boys To weet their cork-heeled shoes; But lang ere a' the play was played, They wat their yallow broos.
Laith will the lassie be to weet her bonny shoon, but lang ere the play'll be ower she'll wat her hat aboon.
O laith, laith were our gude Scots lords To weet their milk-white hands; But lang ere a' the play was ower They wat their gowden bands.
O laith, laith were our gude Scots lords To weet their cork-heeled shoon; But lang ere a' the play was played They wat their hats aboon.
The stream was strang, the maid was stout, And laith laith to be dang, But, ere she wan the Lowden banks, Her fair colour was wan.
If they come on me man by man, I'll be very laith for to be taen.
But laith was he the lassie to tyne, A may's love whiles is easy won He's hired an old horse and feed an old man, To carry her back to Northumberland.
And Archie didna break his aith, He ate the cradled sheep; I trow he was na vera laith Siccan a vow to keep.
Laith will the lassie be to weet her bonny shoon, but lang ere the play'll be o'er, she'll wat her hat aboon.
Whaur that may be, I confess I'm whiles laith to think.
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O laith laith were our gude Scots lords To wet their cork-heeled shoon!
The Inglissmen was wondyr laith to fle; Full worthely thai wrocht in to that place.
The Sotheron folk fled fast, and durst nocht byd; Horssit thair king and off the feild couth ride Agaynis his will, for he was laith to fle; 595 In to that tyme he thocht nocht for to de.
He ansuerd thus; “I spek bot with your leiff; “Rycht laith I war ony gud man to greyff.
This wrytt as than he wald nocht till him schaw; 65 Rycht laith he war for frendschip, feik, or aw, Wallace suld pass sa son fra his presens: To duelling place he tuk to residens.
Twa spyiss he send to wesy all that land: Rycht laith he was the thing to tak on hand, 220 The quhilk, beforce, that suld gang hym agayne; Leuir had he throw awentur be slayne.
Annan Water I Annan water’s wading deep, And my love Annie’s wondrous bonny; And I am laith she suld weet her feet, Because I love her best of ony.
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