John Anderson, my Jo

By Robert Burns

1759-1796


JOHN ANDERSON, my jo, John,
         When we were first acquent,
Your locks were like the raven,
         Your bonnie brow was brent;
But now your brow is beld, John,
         Your locks are like the snow;
But blessings on your frosty pow,
         John Anderson, my jo!

John Anderson, my jo, John,
         We clamb the hill thegither;
And monie a canty day, John,
         We've had wi' ane anither:
Now we maun totter down, John,
         But hand in hand we'll go,
And sleep thegither at the foot,
         John Anderson, my jo.

DayPoems Poem No. 449
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