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ARISE AND COME WI' ME.
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Now ilka summer's day sae lang,
 And winter's clad wi' frost and snaw,
A tunefn' lilt and bonnie sang,
 Aye keep dull care and strife awa'.
   A lad sae blythe, &c.

Arise and Come Wi' Me.
"Arise and come wi' me, my love,
 My sail is spread, and see,
My merry men and gallant bark
 To breast the billows free.
Green Neva's isle is fair, my love,
 And Saba sweet to see,
The deep flood scenting far, my love,
 So busk and come wi' me."

"I wad nae gie yon heathy hill
 Where wild bees sing so soon—
I wad nae gie that bloomy bush
 Where birdies lilt in June,—
Yon good green wood, that grassy glen,
 This small brook streaming free,
For all the isles of spice and slaves
 „ Upon the sunny sea."

"Thy kirtle shall be satin, love,
 All jewelled to the knee,
The rudest wind that fills my sail
 Shall waft red gold to thee.
And thou shall sit on seats of silk,
 Thy handmaids on the floor,
The richest spice, the rarest fruits,
 Shall scent thy chamber door."

"On lonely Siddick's sunward banks
 The hazel nuts hang brown,
And many proud eyes gaze at me
 All in my homely gown.
My fingers long and lily-white
 Are maids more meet for me,
Than all the damsels of the isles,
 Who sing amid the sea."

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