He pu's't out and raxes, an' draws in the taxes,

An' pouches the siller—shame! Peter M'Craw!

He'll be at your door by daylight on a Monday,

On Tyesday ye're favoured again wi' a ca';

E'en a slee look he gied me at kirk the last Sunday,

Whilk meant—"Mind the preachin' an' Peter M'Craw."

He glowrs at my auld door as if he had made it;

He keeks through the keyhole when I am awa';

He'll syne read the auld stane, that tells a' wha read it,

To "Blisse God for a' giftes,"[A]—but Peter M'Craw!