...wham ne'er a town surpasses For honest men and bonie lasses.) 0 Tam ! hadst thou but been sae wise, As ta'en thy ain wife Kate's advice ! She tauld thee weel thou was a skellum, A blethering, blustering, drunken blellum ; That frae November till October, Ae market-day...

...skellum, A bleth'ring, blust'riug, drunken blellum ; 20 That frae November till October, Ae market day thou was nae sober ; That ilka melder, wi' the miller, Thou sat as lang as thou had siller ; That every naig was ca'da shoe on, The smith and thee gat roaring fu' on...

...wham ne'er a town surpasses For honest men and bonnie lasses). O Tam, hadst thou but been sae wise As ta'en thy ain wife Kate's advice ! She tauld thee weel thou was a skellum, A blethering, blustering, drunken blellum ; That frae November to October, Ae market-day...

...wham ne'er a town sarpasses, For honest men and bonnie lasses.) 0 Tarn ! hadst thou been but sae wise and day. For what are men better than sheep or goats That no was a skellum, A bleth'ring, blust'ring, drunken blellum ; That frae November till October, Ae market-day...

...wham ne'er a town earpasses, For honest men and bonnie lasses). O Tam ! hadst thou but been sae wise, As ta'en thy ain wife Kate's advice! She tauld thee...sober ; That ilka melder, wi' the miller, Thou sat as lang as thou had siller ; That every naig was ca'da shoe on, The smith and thee gat roaring fou on;...

...wham ne'er a town surpasses, For honest men and bonnie lasses). O Tam! hadst thou but been sae wise, As ta'en thy ain wife Kate's advice! She tauld thee...drunken blellum; That frae November till October, Ac market-day thou was nae sober; That ilka melder, wi' the miller, Thou sat as lang as thou had siller;...

...wham ne'er a town surpasses, For honest men and bonnie lasses). O Tain ! hadst thou but been sae wise, As ta'en thy ain wife Kate's advice! She tauld thee...thou was nae sober; That ilka melder, wi' the miller, Thon sat as lang as thou had siller; That every uaig was ca'da shoe on, The smith and thee gat roaring...

...ne'er a town surpasses, For honest men and bounie lasses). O Tarn ! liadst thou but been sae wise. As ta'en thy ain wife Kate's advice! She tauld thee...blustering, drunken blellum ; That frae November till Oetober, Ae market-day thou was nae sober; That ilka melder, wi' the miller, Thou sat as lang as thou...

...ne'er a town surpasses, For honest men and bonnie lasses). О Tarn ! hadst thou but been sae wise, As ta'en thy ain wife Kate's advice! She tauld thee...skellum. A blethering, blustering, drunken blellum; That f rae November till October, Ae market-day thou was пае sober; That ilka meider, wi' the miller,...

...wham ne'er a town surpasses, For honest men an' bonny lasses.) O Tarn! hadst thou but been sac wise, As ta'en thy ain wife Kate's advice! She tauld thee weel thou wast a skellum, A bletherin', blusterin', drucken blcllum ; That, frae November till October, Ae market-day thou wast...