Robert Burns (1759–1796). Poems and Songs.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14. |
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| 436. Song—Deluded swain, the pleasure |
| | | | | Tune—“The Collier’s Dochter.” |
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| DELUDED swain, the pleasure | |
| The fickle Fair can give thee, | |
| Is but a fairy treasure, | |
| Thy hopes will soon deceive thee: | |
| The billows on the ocean, | 5 |
| The breezes idly roaming, | |
| The cloud’s uncertain motion, | |
| They are but types of Woman. | |
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| O art thou not asham’d | |
| To doat upon a feature? | 10 |
| If Man thou wouldst be nam’d, | |
| Despise the silly creature. | |
| Go, find an honest fellow, | |
| Good claret set before thee, | |
| Hold on till thou art mellow, | 15 |
| And then to bed in glory! | |
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