Classic Poem

My Ain Wife

I WADNA gi'e my ain wife
— For ony wife I see;
I wadna gi'e my ain wife
— For ony wife I see;
A bonnier yet I've never seen,
— A better canna be —
I wadna gi'e my ain wife
— For ony wife I see!

O couthie is my ingle-cheek,
— An' cheerie is my Jean;
I never see her angry look,
— Nor hear her word on ane.
She's gude wi' a' the neebors roun'
— An' aye gude wi' me —
I wadna gi'e my ain wife
— For ony wife I see.

An' O her looks sae kindlie,
— They melt my heart outright,
When o'er the baby at her breast
— She hangs wi' fond delight;
She looks intill its bonnie face,
— An' syne looks to me —
I wadna gi'e my ain wife
— For ony wife I see.English