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First Line: Willie an' I cam doun by blair
Last Line: And in by tullibardine.
Alternate Author Name(s): Stevenson, Robert Lewis Balfour
Subject(s): Bees; Gardens & Gardening; Insects; Beekeeping; Bugs


WILLIE an' I cam doun by Blair
And in by Tullibardine,
The Rye were at the waterside,
An' bee-skeps in the garden.
I saw the reek of a private still --
Says I, "Gud Lord, I thank ye!"
As Willie and I cam in by Blair
And out by Killiekrankie.

Ye hinny bees, ye smuggler lads,
Thou, Muse, the bard's protector,
I never kent what Rye was for
Till I had drunk the nectar!
And shall I never drink it mair?
Gud troth, I beg your pardon!
The neiest time I come doun by Blair
And in by Tullibardine.





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