In hoary cranreuch drest; hoar-frost

Ae night at e'en a merry core one, gang

O' randie, gangrel bodies rowdy, vagrant

In Poosie Nansie's held the splore, carousal

To drink their orra duddies. spare rags

Wi' quaffing and laughing,

They ranted an' they sang;

Wi' jumping an' thumping

The very girdle rang. cake-pan

First, niest the fire, in auld red rags, next