His school, sae lang’s he had a shilling,

But lov’d to be where there was filling

Good punch or ale,

For him to rise was just like killing

Or first to fail.

His fishing-wand, his sneeshing box,

A fowling piece, to shoot muir cocks,

An’ hunting hare through craigs and rocks,

This was his game,

Still left the young anes, so the fox