Nature

Up In The Morning Early

by Robert Burns 1759–1796

From Poems and Songs, 1788

Nature

Cauld blaws the wind frae east to west,
The drift is driving sairly;
Sae loud and shill’s I hear the blast—
I’m sure it’s winter fairly.

Chorus.—Up in the morning’s no for me,
Up in the morning early;
When a’ the hills are covered wi’ snaw,
I’m sure it’s winter fairly.

The birds sit chittering in the thorn,
A’ day they fare but sparely;
And lang’s the night frae e’en to morn—
I’m sure it’s winter fairly.
Up in the morning’s, &c.

MLA

Burns, Robert. “Up In The Morning Early.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/211/.

Chicago

Burns, Robert. “Up In The Morning Early.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/211/.

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