"'Tis I wad clead thee in silk and gowd,

"And nourice thee on my knee."

"O mither! mither! when I was thine,

"Sic kindness I could na see.

"Before the turf, where I now stand,

"The fause nurse buried me;

"Thy cruel penknife sticks still in my heart,

"And I come not back to thee."

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