of t|xe 



(An answer to James Armstrong's "Clear Streams o' 



the West/' and James Anderson's " Banks o' the 



Tyne/') 



0, ye crack o' yer liills and your streams o s the 



Wes'-, 

 And ye brag o' the grandeur in which, they are 



drest, 



And ye boast o' your lasses, sae bonnie and fine, 

 That grace the rich banks o' your famed coaly 



Tyne. 



But frae hame wad ye gan, it's then ye wad ken 

 There are hills, dales, and streams that will 



match wi' your ain, 

 Where our rosy-cheeked lassies like fair flowers 



shine ; 

 They may challenge the West, and the world 



renowned Tyne, 



And then we have lavrocks that cheerily sing, 

 We've blackbirds and thrushes that can gar the 

 woods ring; 



