To Renton of Lamerton
Your billet, Sir, I grant receipt; Wi' you I'll canter ony gate; Tho' 'twere a trip to yon blue warl Whare Birkies march on burning marl. Then, Sir, God willing, I'll attend ye; An' to His goodness I commend ye.
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Your billet, Sir, I grant receipt; Wi' you I'll canter ony gate; Tho' 'twere a trip to yon blue warl Whare Birkies march on burning marl. Then, Sir, God willing, I'll attend ye; An' to His goodness I commend ye.
This is a poem by Robert Burns. It was written in 1787 and is read here by Gerry Mulgrew.
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