He's always compleenin' frae mornin' to e'enin',
He boasts and he hirples the weary day lang: coughs, limps
He's doylt and he's dozin, his bluid it is frozen, stupid, benumbed
O, dreary's the night wi' a crazy auld man!
He hums and he hankers, he frets and he cankers,
I never can please him do a' that I can;
He's peevish, and jealous of a' the young fellows:
O, dool on the day I met wi' an auld man! woe
My auld auntie Katie upon me takes pity,
I'll do my endeavour to follow her plan: