Time & Brevity
The Year That 's Awa'
From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, vol. 5 (1855–57)
Here's to the year that's awa'!
We will drink it in strong and in sma';
And here's to ilk bonnie young lassie we lo'ed,
While swift flew the year that's awa'.
And here's to ilk, &c.
Here's to the sodger who bled,
And the sailor who bravely did fa';
Their fame is alive, though their spirits are fled
On the wings of the year that's awa'.
Their fame is alive, &c.
Here's to the friends we can trust
When the storms of adversity blaw;
May they live in our song, and be nearest our hearts,
Nor depart like the year that's awa'.
May they live, &c.
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MLA
Dunlop, John. “The Year That 's Awa'.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dunlop/0/.
Chicago
Dunlop, John. “The Year That 's Awa'.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dunlop/0/.
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