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W:Green grow the rashes, O; Green grow the rashes, O;
W:The sweetest hours that e'er I spend, Are spent amang the lasses, O.
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W:There's nought but care on ev'ry han', In ev'ry hour that passes, O:
W:What signifies the life o' man, An' 'twere na for the lasses, O.
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W:The war'ly race may riches chase, An' riches still may fly them, O;
W:An' tho' at last they catch them fast, Their hearts can ne'er enjoy them, O.
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W:But gie me a cannie hour at e'en, My arms about my dearie, O;
W:An' war'ly cares, an' war'ly men, May a' gae tapsalteerie, O!
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W:For you sae douce, ye sneer at this; Ye're nought but senseless asses, O:
W:The wisest man the warl' e'er saw, He dearly lov'd the lasses, O.
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W:Auld Nature swears, the lovely dears Her noblest work she classes, O:
W:Her prentice han' she try'd on man, An' then she made the lasses, O.

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