Song—Green Grow The Rashes
song—green grow the rashes a fragment chor.—green grow the rashes, o; green grow the rashes, o; the sweetest hours that e'er i spend, are spent amang the lasses, o. there's nought but care on ev'ry han', in ev'ry hour that passes, o: what signifies the life o' man, an' 'twere na for the lasses, o. green grow, c. the war'ly race may riches chase, an' riches still may fly them, o; an' tho' at last they catch them fast, their hearts can ne'er enjoy them, o. green grow, c. but gie me a cannie hour at e'en, my arms about my dearie, o; an' war'ly cares, an' war'ly men, may a' gae tapsalteerie, o! green grow, c. for you sae douce, ye sneer at this; ye're nought but senseless asses, o: the wisest man the warl' e'er saw, he dearly lov'd the lasses, o. green grow, c. auld nature swears, the lovely dears her noblest work she classes, o: her prentice han' she try'd on man, an' then she made the lasses, o. green grow, c.