A Portrait of Robert Burns Robert Burns

1789 · Poem

Carle, an the King Come


Chorus

Carle, an the King come,Carle, an the King come,Thou shalt dance and I will sing,Carle, an the King come.4
An somebody were come again,Then somebody maun cross the main,And every man shall hae his ain,Carle, an the King come.8

Chorus

Carle, an the King come,Carle, an the King come,Thou shalt dance and I will sing,Carle, an the King come.12
I trow we swapped for the worse,We gae the boot and better horse;And that we’ll tell them at the cross,Carle, an the King come.16

Chorus

Carle, an the King come,Carle, an the King come,Thou shalt dance and I will sing,Carle, an the King come.20
Coggie, an the King come,Coggie, an the King come,I’se be fou, and thou’se be toomCoggie, an the King come.Coggie, an the King come, &c.25
Year
1789
Form
Poem
Location
Ellisland
Source
Project Gutenberg #1279 — Poems and Songs of Robert Burns