But God confound their stubborn face,
An’ blast their name,
Wha bring Thy elders to disgrace
An’ open shame!
Lord, mind Gawn Hamilton’s deserts;
He drinks, an’ swears, an’ plays at carts,
Yet has sae mony takin’ arts,
Wi’ great and sma’,
Frae God’s ain priests the people’s hearts
He steals awa.