O! I be a carter, wi' my whip

A-smackèn loud, as by my zide,

Up over hill, an' down the dip,

The heavy lwoad do slowly ride.

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CHRIS'MAS INVITATION.

Come down to-morrow night; an' mind,

Don't leäve thy fiddle-bag behind;

We'll sheäke a lag, an' drink a cup