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O Rabbie, I hae seen the day

Susi Briggs

O Rabbie, I hae seen the day
Ye wad hae me sigh
Wi words laced wi promise love
But trowth, I care’t na by
Aye, I saw ye on the moor
I geck at ye noo, no cos yer poor
Ye treated me like yin o yer hoors
And I canna thole the lies
I cam hame on Sunday last
By then glamour’s spell became uncast
Severin ties o tender past
And trowth, o that care I
I doot na man,that ye maun think
Ye lost yer chairm, fer I hae clink
But it’s no fer gowd that I shrink
My love fer it tae die
Puir hurt Rabbie, greetin the dark
I pity that lass doon at yon park
Awa and tak her in the sark
And trowth, I care’t na by
Blame me Rabbie, fer haein gear
Girn and scrieve o love nae mair
Ten hale verses tae say ye dinna care?
I’ll wager that’s a lie.
Yer pride’s been dunted, no yer hert
Fer me, a lassie chose anither airt
Awa and play wounded in the dirt
Etter yer reasons as tae why
It’s no the money that maks me mean
It’s the flirtin ye dae on the scene
So whit if I decided I am a Queen
And look sae prood and high

Susi Briggs

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Burns Night Scots

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This poem was commissioned by the Scottish Poetry Library for Burns Day 2022.

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Susi Briggsb. 1978

Briggs has long been an advocate for Scots language literacy and has dedicated most of  her career to encouraging children to enjoy reading, writing and performing in Scots. 
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