The Turning o’ the Wheel
New Song with an Old Title. Old Country Style.
As I was a-walking upon a simmer day
I spied a bonnie lassie a-winnowin’ the hay;
Says I, “My bonnie lassie, true love for you I feel.
Will ye wed and share what fortune brings wi’ the
turnin’ o’ the wheel?”
Says she, “My bonnie laddie, I’m far ower young for thee;
My faither an’ my mither they baith wad angry be
Were I sae young tae wed wi’ you an’ leave their hamely biel
Tae share what fortune brings you wi’ the turnin’ o’ the wheel.”
Says I, “My bonnie lassie, O! dinna say me nay;
Tho’ young you be, that is a faut that’s mendin’ every day;
If ye’ll consent tae mairry me ye’ll find me kind an’ leal,
An’ we’ll share what fortune brings us wi’ the turnin’
o’ the wheel.”
Says she, “My bonnie laddie, yer offer tempts me sair;
Gin ye can win the auld folks I’ll hesitate nae mair,
An’ I’ll lay by my winin’s, likewise my rock an’ reel,
An’ share what fortune brings ye wi’ the turnin’ o’ the wheel.”
Noo we’ve been mairried mony a year, an’ happy we hae been,
We watch oor children’s children a-sportin’ on the green;
Let ilka lad an’ lassie wha lo’e each ither weel
Get wed an’ share what fortune brings wi’ the turnin’
o’ the wheel.