Love

Oh, Dinna Ask Me

by John Dunlop 1755–1820

From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, vol. 5 (1855–57)

Love

Oh, dinna ask me gin I lo'e thee;
Troth, I daurna tell:
Dinna ask me gin I lo'e ye;
Ask it o' yoursel'.

Oh, dinna look sae sair at me,
For weel ye ken me true;
Oh, gin ye look sae sair at me,
I daurna look at you.

When ye gang to yon braw, braw town,
And bonnie lassies see,
Oh, dinna, Jamie, look at them,
Lest you should mind na me.

For I could never bide the lass
That ye'd lo'e mair than me;
And oh, I'm sure, my heart would break,
Gin ye'd prove false to me.

MLA

Dunlop, John. “Oh, Dinna Ask Me.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dunlop/1/.

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