A Portrait of Robert Burns Robert Burns

1787 · Poem

Epitaph for Mr. William Michie

Schoolmaster of Cleish Parish, Fifeshire


Here lie Willie Michie’s banes;O Satan, when ye tak him,Gie him the schulin o’ your weans,For clever deils he’ll mak them!4
Boat song—Hey, Ca’ Thro’5
Up wi’ the carls o’ Dysart,And the lads o’ Buckhaven,And the kimmers o’ Largo,And the lasses o’ Leven.9

Chorus

Hey, ca’ thro’, ca’ thro’,For we hae muckle ado.Hey, ca’ thro’, ca’ thro’,For we hae muckle ado;13
We hae tales to tell,An’ we hae sangs to sing;We hae pennies tae spend,An’ we hae pints to bring.17

Chorus

Hey, ca’ thro’, ca’ thro’,For we hae muckle ado.Hey, ca’ thro’, ca’ thro’,For we hae muckle ado;21
We’ll live a’ our days,And them that comes behin’,Let them do the like,An’ spend the gear they win.25

Chorus

Hey, ca’ thro’, ca’ thro’,For we hae muckle ado.Hey, ca’ thro’, ca’ thro’,For we hae muckle ado;29
Year
1787
Form
Poem
Location
Edinburgh
Source
Project Gutenberg #1279 — Poems and Songs of Robert Burns