Thomas Hood
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AULD ROBIN GRAY
When the sheep are in the fauld, and the kye[155] at hame,
And a' the warld to rest are gane,
The waes o' my heart fa' in showers frae my e'e,
While my gudeman[156] lies sound by me.
Young Jamie lo'ed me weel, and sought me for his bride,
But saving a croun he had naething else beside: