song—rantin', rovin' robin 注释标题 not published by burns.

tune—“daintie davie.”

there was a lad was born in kyle,

but whatna day o' whatna style,

i doubt it's hardly worth the while

to be sae nice wi' robin.

chor.—robin was a rovin' boy,

rantin', rovin', rantin', rovin',

robin was a rovin' boy,

rantin', rovin', robin!

our monarch's hindmost year but ane

was five-and-twenty days begun,

'twas then a blast o' janwar' win'

blew hansel in on robin.

robin was, c.

the gossip keekit in his loof,

quo' scho, “wha lives will see the proof,

this waly boy will be nae coof: