in love to lie and languish,
'twad be my dead, that will be seen,
my heart wad burst wi' anguish.
beyond thee, &c.
but jeanie, say thou wilt be mine,
say thou lo'es nane before me;
and a' may days o' life toe
i'l gratefully adore thee,
beyond thee, &c.
the bonie wee thing
chorus.—bonie wee thing, cannie wee thing,
lovely wee thing, wert thou mine,
i wad wear thee in my bosom,
lest my jewel it should tine.
wishfully i look and languish
in that bonie face o' thine,
and my heart it stounds wi' anguish,
lest my wee thing be na mine.
bonie wee thing, &c.
wit, and grace, and love, and beauty,
in ae constellation shine;
to adore thee is my duty,
goddess o' this soul o' mine!
bonie wee thing, &c.