Davie Gellatley's Song

Young men will love thee more fair and more fast; HEARD YE SO MERRY THE LITTLE BIRD SING? Old men's love the longest will last, AND THE THROSTLE-COCK'S HEAD IS UNDER HIS WING. The young man's wrath is like light straw on fire; HEARD YE SO MERRY THE LITTLE BIRD SING? But like red-hot steel is the old man's ire, AND THE THROSTLE-COCK'S HEAD IS UNDER HIS WING. The young man will brawl at the evening board; HEARD YE SO MERRY THE LITTLE BIRD SING? But the old man will draw at the dawning the sword, AND THE THROSTLE-COCK'S HEAD IS UNDER HIS WING.