The Jolly Beggars: A Cantata^1
Recitativo When lyartleaves bestrow the yird, Or wavering like the bauckie-bird, Bedim cauldBoreas' blast; When hailstanes drive wi' bitter skyte, And infant frosts begin to bite, In hoary cranreuchdrest; Aenight at e'ena merry core O' randie, gangrelbodies, In Poosie-Nansie's held the splore, To drink their orraduddies; Wi' quaffing an' laughing, They ranted an' they sang,