ALTHO' my back be at the wa',
And tho' he be the fautor;
Altho' my back be at the wa',
Yet, here's his health in water.
O wae gae by his wanton sides,
Sae brawlie's he could flatter;
Till for his sake I'm slighted sair,
And dree the kintra clatter:
But tho' my back be at the wa',
And tho' he be the fautor;
But tho' my back be at the wa',
Yet here's his health in water!
More verses by Robert Burns
- Song—my Nanie's Awa
- Song—the Rigs O' Barley
- Scots Prologue For Mr. Sutherland
- Here's To Thy Health, My Bonie Lass
- Epitaph For Mr. W. Cruickshank