"Oh, my dear Katie, say nae sae! Ye little ken a heart that 's wae; Hae! there 's my hand; hear me, I pray, Sin' thou 'lt no gang to Gowrie: Since first I met thee at the shiel, My saul to thee 's been true and leal; The darkest night I fear nae deil, Warlock, or witch in Gowrie. "I fear nae want o' claes nor nocht, Sic silly things my mind ne'er taught; I dream a' nicht, and start about, And wish for thee in Gowrie. I lo'e thee better, Kate, my dear, Than a' my rigs and out-gaun gear; Sit down by me till ance I swear, Thou 'rt worth the Carse o' Gowrie." Syne on her mou' sweet kisses laid, Till blushes a' her cheeks o'erspread; She sigh'd, and in soft whispers said, "Oh, Pate, tak me to Gowrie!" Quo' he, "Let 's to the auld folk gang; Say what they like, I 'll bide their bang, And bide a' nicht, though beds be thrang; But I 'll hae thee to Gowrie." The auld folk syne baith gi'ed consent; The priest was ca'd: a' were content; And Katie never did repent That she gaed hame to Gowrie. For routh o' bonnie bairns had she; Mair strappin' lads ye wadna see; And her braw lasses bore the gree Frae a' the rest o' Gowrie. [37] See _postea_, in this volume, under article "Lady Nairn." UPON THE BANKS O' FLOWING CLYDE.[38] Upon the banks o' flowing Clyde The lasses busk them braw; But when their best they hae put on, My Jeanie dings them a'; In hamely weeds she far exceeds The fairest o' the toun; Baith sage and gay confess it sae, Though drest in russit goun. The gamesome lamb that sucks its dam, Mair harmless canna be; She has nae faut, if sic ye ca't, Except her love for me; The sparkling dew, o' clearest hue, Is like her shining een; In shape and air wha can compare, Wi' my sweet lovely Jean. [38] These two stanzas were written as a continuation of Burns's popular song, "Of a' the airts the wind can blaw." Two other stanzas were added by John Hamilton. See _ante_, p. 124. ALEXANDER CAMPBELL.