Curse thou his basket and his store,

Kail and potatoes!

Lord hear my earnest cry an' pray'r,

Against that presbyt'ry o' Ayr;

Thy strong right hand, Lord, make it bare

Upo' their heads;

Lord, visit them, and dinna spare, do not

For their misdeeds.

O Lord my God, that glib-tongu'd Aiken,

My very heart and soul are quakin',