the gard'ner wi' his paidle.
when purple morning starts the hare
to steal upon her early fare;
then thro' the dews he maun repair—
the gard'ner wi' his paidle.
when day, expiring in the west,
the curtain draws o' nature's rest,
he flies to her arms he lo'es the best,
the gard'ner wi' his paidle.