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And I'll kiss thee yet, yet


 An I'll kiss thee yet, yet, An I'll kiss thee o'er again; An I'll kiss thee yet, yet, My bony Peggy Alison. [Ilk Care and Fear, when thou art near, I ever mair defy them, O; Young kings upon their hansel throne Are no sae blest as I am, O!] An I'll kiss thee yet, yet, An I'll kiss thee o'er again; An I'll kiss thee yet, yet, My bony Peggy Alison. When in my arms, wi' a' thy charms, I clasp my countless treasure, O! I seek nae mair o' Heav'n to share, Than sic a moment's pleasure, O! An I'll kiss thee yet, yet, An I'll kiss thee o'er again; An I'll kiss thee yet, yet, My bony Peggy Alison. And by thy een sae bony blue, I swear I'm thine forever O! And on thy lips I seal my vow, And break it shall I never O! An I'll kiss thee yet, yet, An I'll kiss thee o'er again; An I'll kiss thee yet, yet, My bony Peggy Alison.

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Tam Dean Burn

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This is a song by Robert Burns. It was written in 1788 and is read here by Tam Dean Burn.

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There has been some debate over whom the subject of this song is. According to Gilbert Burns, it was the same as the person who inspired the poem, ‘Mary Morison’.

His sister Isobel suggested that it was Ellison Begbie, who has now been identified as Elizabeth Gebbie (1762-1823).

However, it is equally likely that there were no such women, and that the names were chosen purely to fit the meter. The song is set to ‘The Braes o Balquidder’.

Ralph McLean

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