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Ithers seek they kenna what, Feathers, carriage and a' that, Gie me loove in her I court; Loove to loove maks a' the sport. Let loove sparkle in her e'e; Let her loe no man but me; That's the tocher gude I prize, There the Luver's treasure lies.
This is a song by Robert Burns. It was written in 1792 and is read here by Simon Donald.
Pauline Mackay'Jockey fou and Jenny fain' is Burns's version of an old song. The poet's version first appeared in James Johnson's Scots Musical Museum in 1792.
Here Burns writes about the importance of love and pleasure in marriage as opposed to wealth. This is a common theme in folk song and can be readily identified in a handful of Robert Burns's works, among them 'Sandy and Jockie'.
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