o wert thou in the cauld blast on yonder lea on yonder lea o wert thou in the cauld blast way down on yonder lea or did misfortune's bitter storms around thee blaw around thee blaw or did misfortune's bitter storms around thee all would blaw or were i in the wildest waste sae black and bare sae black and bare or were i in the wildest waste where all was black and bare the desert were a paradise if thou wert there if thou wert there the desert were a paradise if thou wert ever there my plaidie to the angry airt i’d shelter thee i’d shelter thee my plaidie to the angry airt and i would shelter thee the brightest jewel in my crown wad be my queen wad be my queen the brightest jewel in my crown my queen would ever be
o wert thou in the cauld blast on yonder lea on yonder lea o wert thou in the cauld blast way down on yonder lea or did misfortune's bitter storms around thee blaw around thee blaw or did misfortune's bitter storms around thee all would blaw or were i in the wildest waste sae black and bare sae black and bare or were i in the wildest waste where all was black and bare the desert were a paradise if thou wert there if thou wert there the desert were a paradise if thou wert ever there my plaidie to the angry airt i’d shelter thee i’d shelter thee my plaidie to the angry airt and i would shelter thee the brightest jewel in my crown wad be my queen wad be my queen the brightest jewel in my crown my queen would ever be
