Poems by Robert Burns

Presented by the RBWF

Galloway Tam

BO GALLOWAY Tam came here to woo,
I'd rather we'd gin him the brawnit cow;
For our lass Bess may curse and ban
The wanton wit o' Galloway Tam.

O Galloway Tam came here to shear,
I'd rather we'd gin him the gude gray mare;
He kist the gudewife and strack the gudeman,
And that 's the tricks o' Galloway Tam.