68 TWEED. 



ON THE CLOSING DAY OF SALMON FISHING 

 ON TWEED, 1858. 1 



TUNE. Tibbie Fuller. 



Bonnie Tweed at Thornilee, 

 There's ower mony fishing at her ; 

 Frae Berwick Brig to Stobo Kirk 

 Her banks are in a perfect hatter. 



Whipping at her, switching at her, 

 Thrashing at her, leathering at her, 

 Bonnie Tweed at Thornilee, 

 There's ower mony fishing at her. 



Six cam creeping o'er the hill, 

 Wabsters ten frae Gala Water ; 

 Twa at Betty's, three at Tarn's, 

 There name is Legion fishing at her. 

 Whipping at her, etc. 



Gif par or smoult but tak a midge, 

 They think they see him gee a splatter ; 

 Syne twenty wands wave o'er its head, 

 W'i flees and worms and roen batter. 



Whipping at her, etc. 

 Gif a' their rods were laid at ends, 

 And a' their lines baith white and sable : 



lr The House of Lords having altered the day, 7th 

 November, to 14th October. 



