A Portrait of Robert Burns Robert Burns

1795 · Poem

I’ll Aye Ca’ in by Yon Town

Air—“I’ll gang nae mair to yon toun.”

Chorus

I’ll aye ca’ in by yon town,And by yon garden-green again;I’ll aye ca’ in by yon town,And see my bonie Jean again.4
There’s nane sall ken, there’s nane can guessWhat brings me back the gate again,But she, my fairest faithfu’ lass,And stownlins we sall meet again.8

Chorus

I’ll aye ca’ in by yon town,And by yon garden-green again;I’ll aye ca’ in by yon town,And see my bonie Jean again.12
She’ll wander by the aiken tree,When trystin time draws near again;And when her lovely form I see,O haith! she’s doubly dear again.16

Chorus

I’ll aye ca’ in by yon town,And by yon garden-green again;I’ll aye ca’ in by yon town,And see my bonie Jean again.20
Year
1795
Form
Poem
Location
Dumfries
Source
Project Gutenberg #1279 — Poems and Songs of Robert Burns