Robert Burns (1759–1796). Poems and Songs.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.

250 . Song—She’s Fair and Fause

SHE’S fair and fause that causes my smart,

I lo’ed her meikle and lang;

She’s broken her vow, she’s broken my heart,

And I may e’en gae hang.

A coof cam in wi’ routh o’ gear,

And I hae tint my dearest dear;

But Woman is but warld’s gear,

Sae let the bonie lass gang.

Whae’er ye be that woman love,

To this be never blind;

Nae ferlie ’tis tho’ fickle she prove,

A woman has’t by kind.

O Woman lovely, Woman fair!

An angel form’s faun to thy share,

’Twad been o’er meikle to gi’en thee mair—

I mean an angel mind.