...wham ne'er a town surpasses, For honest men and bonnie lasses). O Tarn ! hadst thou but been sae wise, As ta'en thy ain wife Kate's advice ! She tauld thee weel thou wast a skellum, f Ale. t Worthless fellow. A blethering, blustering-, drunken blellum ; * That frae November till October,...

...wham ne'er a town surpasses For honest men and bonny lasses.) O Tam ! hadst thou but been sae wise As ta'en thy ain wife Kate's advice ! She tauld thee weel thou wast a skellum,8 A blethering, blustering, drunken blellum ;* That frae November till October, Ae market day...

...whom ne'er a town surpasses, For honest men and bonny 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 till October, Ae market-day...

...wham ne'er a town surpasses, Por honest men and bonnie lasses). O Tarn ! 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;...

...bonnie lasses). O Tam ! hadst thou but been sac wise, As ta'en thy ain wife Kate's advice ! She tanld thee weel thou wast a skellum, A blethering, blustering,...sober; That ilka melder, wi' the miller, Thou sat as lang as Ihou had siller; That every naig was ca'da shoe on, The smith and thee gat roaring fou on;...

...and bonnie lasses). O Tarn ! hadst thou but been sac wise, As ta'en thy ain wife Kate's advice! Slie tauld thee weel thou wast a skellum, A blethering,...thou was nae sober; That ilka melder, wi' the miller, Tliou sat as lang as thou had siller; That every naig was ca'da shoe on, The smith and thee gat roaring...

...Kate's advice! She tanld thce weel thou wast a skellum, A blethering, blustering, drunken blcllum; That frae November till October, Ae market-day thou...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;...

...blethering, blustering, drunken blcllum ; That frae November till October Ae market-day thou was na sober ; That ilka melder wi' the miller, Thou sat as long as thou had siller; That ev'ry naig was ca'da shoe on, The smith and thee gat roaring fou on ; That at the Lor.l's house, ev'n...

...wham ne'er a town surpasses, For honest men and bonny lasses). O Tam ! hadst thou but been sae wise, As ta'en thy ain wife Kate's advice ! She tauld thee weel thou wast a skellum,2 A blethering, blustering, drunken blellum:3 That frae November till October, Ae market-day...

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