Lvel Yung Jessie
lovely young jessie
true hearted was he, the sad swain o' the yarrow,
and fair are the maids on the banks of the ayr;
but by the sweet side o' the nith's winding river,
are lovers as faithful, and maidens as fair:
to equal young jessie seek scotland all over;
to equal young jessie you seek it in vain,
grace, beauty, and elegance, fetter her lover,
and maidenly modesty fixes the .
o, fresh is the rose in the gay, dewy m,
and sweet is the lily, at evening close;
but in the fair presence o' lovely young jessie,
unseen is the lily, unheeded the rose.
love sits in her smile, a wizard ensnaring;
enthron'd in her een he delivers his law:
and still to her charms she alone is a stranger;
her modest demeanour's the jewel of a'.
true hearted was he, the sad swain o' the yarrow,
and fair are the maids on the banks of the ayr;
but by the sweet side o' the nith's winding river,
are lovers as faithful, and maidens as fair:
to equal young jessie seek scotland all over;
to equal young jessie you seek it in vain,
grace, beauty, and elegance, fetter her lover,
and maidenly modesty fixes the .
o, fresh is the rose in the gay, dewy m,
and sweet is the lily, at evening close;
but in the fair presence o' lovely young jessie,
unseen is the lily, unheeded the rose.
love sits in her smile, a wizard ensnaring;
enthron'd in her een he delivers his law:
and still to her charms she alone is a stranger;
her modest demeanour's the jewel of a'.