Poems and Songs of R O Wert Thou In The Cauld Blast

o wert thou in the cauld blast

o wert thou in the cauld blast,

on yonder lea, on yonder lea,

my plaidie to the angry airt,

i'd shelter thee, i'd shelter thee;

or did misfortune's bitter storms

around thee blaw, around thee blaw,

thy bield should be my bosom,

to share it a', to share it a'.

or were i in the wildest waste,

sae black and bare, sae black and bare,

the desert were a paradise,

if thou wert there, if thou wert there;

or were i monarch o' the globe,

wi' thee to reign, wi' thee to reign,

the brightest jewel in my crown

wad be my queen, wad be my queen.