Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes.
Scotland: Vols. VI–VIII. 1876–79.
Ann o Cornylee
By John Crawford (18161873)I
W’ lilies frae the spring;
The fairest flowers by Clutha’s side
In a’ their bloom I ’ll bring.
I ’ll wreathe a flowery wreath to shade
My lassie’s scornfu’ ee;
For, O, I canna bide the frown
O’ Ann o’ Cornylee.
My lowly cot maun cheer,
A sheilin’ on the banks o’ Gryfe
Is a’ my worldly gear;
A lanely cot, wi’ moss o’ergrown,
Is a’ I ha’e to gi’e;
A leal heart, sinking ’neath the scorn
O’ Ann o’ Cornylee.
The laverock in the lift,
Ha’e never sang the waes o’ love
O’ hope and joy bereft;
Nor has the mavis ever sang
The ills I ha’e to dree.
For lovin’ o’ a paughty maid,
Fair Ann o’ Cornylee.