SngO Tibbie, I Hae Seen The Da
song—o tibbie, i hae seen the day tune—“invercauld's reel, or strathspey.” choir.—o tibbie, i hae seen the day, ye wadna been sae shy; for laik o' gear ye lightly me, but, trowth, i care na by. yestreen i met you on the moor, ye spak na, but gaed by like stour; ye geck at me because i'm poor, but fient a hair care i. o tibbie, i hae seen the day, c. when ing hame on sunday last, upon the road as i cam past, ye snufft and ga'e your head a cast— but trowth i care't na by. o tibbie, i hae seen the day, c. i doubt na, lass, but ye may think, because ye hae the name o' k, that ye please me at a wink, whene'er ye like to try. o tibbie, i hae seen the day, c. but sorrow tak' him that's sae mean, altho' his pouch o' were , wha follows ony saucy quean, that looks sae proud and high. o tibbie, i hae seen the day, c. altho' a lad were e'er sae smart, if that he want the yellow dirt, ye'll cast your head anither airt, and answer him fu' dry. o tibbie, i hae seen the day, c. but, if he hae the name o' gear, ye'll fasten to him like a brier, tho' hardly he, for sense or lear, be better than the kye. o tibbie, i hae seen the day, c. but, tibbie, lass, tak' my advice: your daddie's gear maks you sae nice; the deil a ane eir your price, were ye as poor as i. o tibbie, i hae seen the day, c. there lives a lass beside yon park, i'd rather hae her in her sark, than you wi' a' your thousand mark; that gars you look sae high. o tibbie, i hae seen the day, c.