fragment—the mauchlinedy

tune—“i had a horse, i had nae mair.”

when first i came to stewart kyle,

my mind it was na steady;

where'er i gaed, where'er i rade,

a mistress still i had aye.

but when i came roun' by mauchline toun,

not dreadin anybody,

my heart was caught, before i thought,

and by a mauchlinedy.