LUKEY'S DREAM.
Tune—"Caller Fair."
The other neet aw went to bed,
Being weary wi' maw wark, man;
Aw dreamt that Billy Scott was deed—
It's curious to remark, man
Aw thought aw saw his buryin' fair,
And knew the comp'ny a', man—
For a' poor Billy's friends were there,
To see him levelled law, man.
Blind Willie slowly led the band,
As beagle, on the way, man;
A staff he carried in his hand,
And shook his head se grey, man;
At his reet hand was Buggy Jack,
With his hat-brim se broad, man;
And on his left was Bill the Black,
Ti lead him on his road, man.
Big Bob, X. Y. and other two,
That leeves upon the deed, man—
They bore his corpse before the crew,
Expecting to be fee'd, man;
His nyemsyek, Euphy Scott, was there,
Her bonny Geordy, tee, man,
Distress'd—they cried, (this happy pair,)
Ne mair we will him see, man!
Bold Jocker was amang them, tee,
Brave Cuckoo Jack and a', man;
And hairy Tom, the keelman's son,
And bonny Dolly Raw, man;
And Bella Roy, and Tatie Bet,
They cried till out o' breath, man—
For sair these twosome did regret
For canny Billy's deeth, man.
But Hangy luickt above them a',
He is se sma' and lang, man—
And Bobby Knox, the Dog-bank Ox,
Was sobbin' i' the thrang, man;
And Coiner, wi' his swill and shull,
Was squeakin' like a bairn, man,
And knack-knee'd Mat, that drucken fyul,
Like a monkey he did gairn, man.
Tally-i-o, that dirty wretch,
Was then the next I saw, man—
And Peggy Powell, Step-and-fetch,
Was haddin' up her jaw, man—
And frae the Close was Bobby Hush,
Wi' his greet gob se wide, man—
Alang wi' him was Push-Peg-Push,
Lamentin' by his side, man.
And roguish Ralph, and busy Bruce,
That leeves upon their prey, man,
Did not neglect, but did protect
Their friends upon the way, man;
And Jimmy Liddle, drest in black,
Behint them a' did droop, man;
He had a coat on like the Quak's,
That feeds us a' wi' soup, man.
Now, when they got him tiv his grave,
He then began to shout, man;
For Billy being but in a trance,
Bi this time cam about, man:
Then Jocker, wi' a sandy styen,
The coffin split wi' speed, man—
They a' rejoic'd to see agyen
Poor Bill they thought was deed, man.