John Burness, The comical stories of Thrummy Cap and the Ghaist (1840-1850)
“ John says, as I'm a Christian man, Who never likes to curse nor ban, Nor steal, nor lie, nor drink, nor whore, I'll never gang within its door, But sit by the fireside a' night, And gang awa' whene'er 'tis light. ”
John Burness, The comical stories of Thrummy Cap and the Ghaist (1840-1850)
“ I'm gone, I'm poison'd, fatal drink! For me there is no cure, When o'er his cheeks, black streams like in Ran gushing to the floor. He held the bottle up to break, Nae langer life expeckin', Syne read the label round it's neck, Tho real Japan; He's ill before, but now he's worse, Wi' gut and ga' he's partin', And 'twixt ilk boak he gaed a curse Against real Day and Martin. This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. ”
John Burness, The comical stories of Thrummy Cap and the Ghaist (1840-1850)
“ Or else ye'll maybe rue the day, Guide faith quo' John, I'm thinking sae; Better into the neuk to sit, Than fla'd, Gude keep's, out o' our wit; Preserve us ever frae all evil, I wadna like to see the devil! ”
