Download or read book In Praise of Ale (1888) written by W. T. Marchant and published by General Books. This book was released on 2009-08 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1888. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... Foul fa' the cock, he's spilt the play, And I do trow he's but a fool, We'll sit the while, 'tis lang to day, For a' they rave at Yool. Tl. Since we have met, we'll merry be, The foremost hame shall bear the mell; I'll set me down, lest I be free, For fear that I shou'd bear mysel. And I, quoth Rab, and down sat he, The gear shall never me outride, But we'll take a soup of the barley-bree, And drink to our yill beside. Ur In The Morning Eakly. (From the collection of Manuscript Songs by Peter Buchan.) Up in the morning, up in the morning, Up in the morning early; Frae night till morn our squires they sal, An' drank the juice o' the barley. Some they spent but ae hauf-crown, And some six crowns sae rarely; In the alcwife's pouch the siller did clink, She got in the morning early. Up in the morning early, &c. I hae got fou, Beldoroie cried; Wardess replied, I am fou tee; Then said Darlicha, Beware o' a fit', An' haud by the wa' as I dee. Up in the morning early, ice. Be wyllie, my boys, be wise, my boys, Lat sorrow gae through your thinking; Gin ye haud on as ye hae begun, Your pouches will leave aff clinking. Up in the morning early, &c. We will gae hame, said Lord Aboyne; Na, sit awhile, quo' Towie; Oh, never a foot, said Lochnievar, As lang's there's beer in the bowie. Up in the morning early, &c. There they sat the lee-lang night, Nor stirr'd till the sun shone early; Then made an end as they began, And gaed hame in the morning early. Up in the morning early, &c. The " boon companions " named in this song were all Aberdeenshire gentlemen. The Lord Aboyne was afterwards Duke of Gordon, and author of one of the versions of the song of "Cauld Kail in Aberdeen." Auld Lang Syne. This is so well known that it is scarcely necessary to reprint it. No Scottish gatherin...