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Radio Scotland,1 min

O'er the Water to Charlie

The works of Robert Burns

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Come boat me o'er, come row me o'er, Come boat me o'er to Charlie; I'll gie John Ross anither bawbee To boat me o'er to Charlie. We'll o'er the water, we'll o'er the sea, We'll o'er the water to Charlie; Come weal, come woe, we'll gather and go, And live or die wi' Charlie. I lo'e weel my Charlie's name, Tho' some there be abhor him: But O, to see auld Nick gaun hame, And Charlie's faes before him! We'll o'er the water, we'll o'er the sea, We'll o'er the water to Charlie; Come weal, come woe, we'll gather and go, And live or die wi' Charlie. I swear and vow by moon and stars, And sun that shines so early! If I had twenty thousand lives, I'd die as aft for Charlie. We'll o'er the water, we'll o'er the sea, We'll o'er the water to Charlie; Come weal, come woe, we'll gather and go, And live or die wi' Charlie.

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