Living

For The Sake O’ Somebody

by Robert Burns 1759–1796

From Poems and Songs, 1794

Living

My heart is sair—I dare na tell,
My heart is sair for Somebody;
I could wake a winter night
For the sake o’ Somebody.
O-hon! for Somebody!
O-hey! for Somebody!
I could range the world around,
For the sake o’ Somebody.

Ye Powers that smile on virtuous love,
O, sweetly smile on Somebody!
Frae ilka danger keep him free,
And send me safe my Somebody!
O-hon! for Somebody!
O-hey! for Somebody!
I wad do—what wad I not?
For the sake o’ Somebody.

MLA

Burns, Robert. “For The Sake O’ Somebody.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/491/.

Chicago

Burns, Robert. “For The Sake O’ Somebody.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/491/.

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