166 AXITHFJl SAXG. 



"Was ye hive-sick, or menn-struck? tell me 



skraliean ; 

 Or what gars ye wander by Wa'bittle Dene ? 



Then tell me, my laddie, when ye tuk the fit 

 Was ye on the fuddle or down in the pit ? 

 Or courtin' the lasses, o' whilk yer sae keen, 

 Or wanderin' the road aboot Wa'bittle Dene. 



If hive ails ye, Jimmie, then tak' Lang Will's 



plan, 



An' work'd aif wi' physic as seun as ye can ; 

 Yer a queer ane, deed are ye, to be sae aft seen 

 A-wanderin the road aboot Wa'bittle Dene. 



Or gin ye be me un- struck, then hasten wi' speed, 

 An' get a cauld kail-blade, an' lay on yer head, 

 A neep-shaw, or dock en, or aucht that is green, 

 When ye tak thae wanderin's by Wa'bittle Dene. 



Tak' my advice, noo, an' mind what I say, 

 Get boor'd for the sturdy, and do not delay ; 

 Or else some cauld mornin' they'll fin' ye, I ween, 

 Lyin' awelt and frozen by Wa'bittle Dene. 



JAMES ARMSTRONG. 

 Plashetts. 

 "Hexham Herald," November 23rd, 1872 



