And mony a canty[C] day, John,
We’ve had wi’ ane anither:
Now we maun totter down, John,
But hand in hand we’ll go,
And sleep thegither at the foot,
John Anderson, my jo.
[B] Smooth.
[C] Merry.
When thoughtful people sing these admirable verses, they are apt to long to hear of something beyond the foot of the hill. This want has been extremely well supplied by Mr. Charles Gould, of New York, in the following verse:—
John Anderson, my jo, John,