516. Song—I'll aye ca' in by yon town

Chorus—I'll aye ca' in by yon town,

And by yon garden-green again;

I'll aye ca' in by yon town,

And see my bonie Jean again.

THERE'S nane sall ken, there's nane can guess

What brings me back the gate again,

But she, my fairest faithfu' lass,

And stownlins we sall meet again.

I'll aye ca' in, &c.

She'll wander by the aiken tree,

When trystin time draws near again;

And when her lovely form I see,

O haith! she's doubly dear again.

I'll aye ca' in, &c.

Robert Burns

Robert Burns (born January 25, 1759, Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland—died July 21, 1796, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire) national poet of Scotland, who wrote lyrics and songs in Scots and in English. Burns wrote in a variety of forms: epistles to friends, ballads, and songs. His best-known poem is the mock-heroic Tam o’ Shanter. He is also well known for the over three hundred songs he wrote which celebrate love, friendship, work, and drink with often hilarious and tender sympathy. He was also famous for his amours and his rebellion against orthodox religion and morality. Robert Burns died from heart disease at the age of thirty-seven. On the day of his death, Jean Armour gave birth to his last son, Maxwell.

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