on tam the chapman(1 / 1)

on tam the chapman

as tam the chapman on a day,

wi'death forgather'd by the way,

weel pleas'd, he greets a wight so famous,

and death was nae less pleas'd wi' thomas,

wha cheerfullyys down his pack,

and there ws up a hearty crack:

his social, friendly, honest heart

sae tickled death, they could na part;

sae, after viewing knives and garters,

death taks him hame to gie him quarters.