song—rantin', rovin' robin 注释标题 not published by burns.

tune—“daintie davie.”

there was a lad was born in kyle,

but whatna day o' whatna style,

i doubt it's hardly worth the while

to be sae nice wi' robin.

chor.—robin was a rovin' boy,

rantin', rovin', rantin', rovin',

robin was a rovin' boy,

rantin', rovin', robin!

our monarch's hindmost year but ane

was five-and-twenty days begun,

'twas then a blast o' janwar' win'

blew hansel in on robin.

robin was, &c.

the gossip keekit in his loof,

quo' scho, “wha lives will see the proof,

this waly boy will be nae coof: