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Song—Steer her up and haud her gaun

by Robert Burns, 1795

O steer her up, an' haud her gaun,
  Her mither's at the mill, jo;
An' gin she winna tak a man,
  E'en let her tak her will, jo.
First shore her wi' a gentle kiss,
  And ca' anither gill, jo;
An' gin she tak the thing amiss,
  E'en let her flyte her fill, jo.

O steer her up, an' be na blate,
  An' gin she tak it ill, jo,
Then leave the lassie till her fate,
  And time nae langer spill, jo:
Ne'er break your heart for ae rebute,
  But think upon it still, jo:
That gin the lassie winna do't,
  Ye'll find anither will, jo.

Published in Poems and Songs of Robert Burns
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