Up in the Mornin' Early

The chorus which starts and concludes this item is traditional, but Robert Burns added the two verses.

Up in the morning 's no' for me, 

Up in the morning early! 

When a' the hills are cover'd wi' snaw, 

I'm sure it's winter fairly!

Cauld blaws the wind frae east to west, 

The drift is driving sairly; 

Sae loud and shrill's I hear the blast - 

I'm sure it's winter fairly!

The birds sit chittering in the thorn, 

A' day they fare but sparely; 

And lang's the night frae e'en to morn - 

I'm sure it's winter fairly!

Up in the morning 's no' for me, 

Up in the morning early! 

When a' the hills are cover'd wi' snaw, 

I'm sure it's winter fairly!

Tam O' Shanter and the Witches

John Faed's illustration of Robert Burns' famous poem

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