Ken ye what Meg o' the mill has gotten
Ken ye what Meg o' the mill has gotten ----
O ken ye what Meg o' the mill has gotten,
An ken ye what Meg o' the mill has gotten?
She's gotten a coof wi' a claut o' siller,
And broken the heart o' the barley Miller. ----
The Miller was strappin, the Miller was ruddy,
A heart like a lord, & a skin hue like a lady;
The Laird was a widdefu', bleerit knurl;
She's left the gude-fallow & taen the churl. ----
The MIller he hecht her, a heart leal & luving,
The Laird did address her wi' matter mair muving
A fine pacing horse wi' a clear chainet bridle,
A whip by her side, & a bony side-sadle. --------
O wae on the siller, it is sae prevailing;
And wae on the luve that's fix'd on a mailin!
A tocher's nae word in a true luver's parle,
But, give my luve, & a fig for the warl!
___________________________
O ken ye what Meg o' the mill has gotten,
An ken ye what Meg o' the mill has gotten?
She's gotten a coof wi' a claut o' siller,
And broken the heart o' the barley Miller. ----
The Miller was strappin, the Miller was ruddy,
A heart like a lord, & a skin hue like a lady;
The Laird was a widdefu', bleerit knurl;
She's left the gude-fallow & taen the churl. ----
The MIller he hecht her, a heart leal & luving,
The Laird did address her wi' matter mair muving
A fine pacing horse wi' a clear chainet bridle,
A whip by her side, & a bony side-sadle. --------
O wae on the siller, it is sae prevailing;
And wae on the luve that's fix'd on a mailin!
A tocher's nae word in a true luver's parle,
But, give my luve, & a fig for the warl!
___________________________
Key details
- Archive number
- NTS/02/25/BRN/02/64
- Alt. number
- 3.6205
- On display
- No
- Creator
- Burns, Robert (Author)
- Archive number
- NTS/02/25/BRN/02/64
- Alt. number
- 3.6205
- On display
- No
- Creator
- Burns, Robert (Author)
Description
Ken ye what Meg o' the mill has gotten. Title continues "then married". Begins. "Once fondly lov'd and still remember'd dear". There is another copy of this in the Glenriddell MS Vol .1. 2 four-line verses.
Archive information
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Robert Burns, collection of poems and songs
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a sub-fonds is a subdivision in the archival material)
- Ken ye what Meg o' the mill has gotten
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