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THE ROBIN AND THE GREEDY GOW

 

 

THE SNOW WIS FALLIN' FAE ABEEN

LOOKIN OOT TWIS LIKE A WINTER'S SCENE

NAE SONGBIRDS TAE BE HEARD ATA

JIST A ROBIN RED BREEST ON THE WAA

 

A GOW PERCHED ON THE FINE WARM LUM

EEN LOOKIN' FOR AN ANTERIN CRUMB

THE ROBIN WINNERED FA'LL BE FIRST

TAE GRAB A MIRREL, SYNE QUENCH HIS THIRST

 

THE GOW JUMPED DOON UPON THE ROOF

RUFFLED HIS FEATHERS AND LOOKED ALOOF

THE ROBIN LOOKED UP AT THE GOW

SYNE SCRATCHED THE FEATHERS ON HIS POW

 

NOO FITNA WYE CAN I BEAT HIM

THAT MUCKLE GOW SAT BY THE LUM

THE ROBIN HE THOCH'T OOT A PLAN

THEN HOPPED ALONG FIT ANCE WIS SAND

 

HE LOOKED AT THEGOW WI' GREAT DISDAIN

THEN FLEW UP TAE THE WINDAE PANE

SEEIN' THE WIFIE MIRRELIN THE BREAD

HE PECKED THE GLESS, SHE TURNED HER HAID

 

LOOKIN' OOT THE WINDAE AT THE CRATUR

A WINTERS JOY FAE MITHER NATUR'

THAT POOR WEE BIRDIE SHIVERIN' THERE

IT PRICKED HER CONCIENCE AWFU SAIR

 

i'M SURE THAT HE QUID EAT HIS FULL

SO SHE SPREAD THE MIRREL'S ALONG THE SULL

THE ROBIN CHEEPIT OOT WI' GLEE

A TWINKLE CAM INTAE HIS EE

 

WINNERIN FIT WIS HAPPENIN' DOON ALOE

THE GOW FLEW DOON UPON THE SNOW

FIN HE SAW THE ROBIN AITIN' THE SAPS

HE GAVE HIS WINGS TWA MUCKLE FLAPS

 

STRAICHT FOR THE WINDAE SULL HE MADE

BUT BANGED THE GLESS AN' HURT HIS HEAD

THE ROBIN LAUCHED SYNE GAVE A BOW

THAT SORTED OOT THAT GREEDY GOW