Than tells his weekly earning,
Yet reet frae wrang discerning,
Tho’ brave, ne bruiser he;
Tho’ he no worth a plack is,
His awn coat on his back is,
And nane can say that black is
The white o’ Johnny’s ee.
Each pay-day nearly,
He takes his quairt right dearly,
Then talks O, latin O,—cheerly,