I am a keeper of the law
In some sma’points, altho’ not a’;
Some people tell me ginI fa’,
Ae way or ither,
The breaking of aepoint, tho’ sma’,
Breaks a’thegither.
I haebeen in for’t anceortwice,
And winnasay o’er far for thrice;
Yet never met wi’that surprise
That broke my rest;
Butnow a rumour’s like to rise-
A whaup’s i’the nest!