CXV.
Reading edition
THE BONNIE WEE THING.
Tune—“Bonnie wee thing.”
[“Composed,” says the poet, “on my little idol, the charming, lovely Davies.”]
I.
Bonnie wee thing, cannie wee thing, Lovely wee thing, wert thou mine, I wad wear thee in my bosom, Lest my jewel I should tine. Wishfully I look and languish In that bonnie face o’ thine; And my heart it stounds wi’ anguish, Lest my wee thing be na mine.
II.
Wit, and grace, and love, and beauty In ae constellation shine; To adore thee is my duty, Goddess o’ this soul o’ mine! Bonnie wee thing, cannie wee thing. Lovely wee thing, wert thou mine, I wad wear thee in my bosom, Lest my jewel I should tine!