My Bonnie Mary

By Robert Burns (1759-1796).

Go, fetch to me a pint o’ wine,
  And fill it in a silver tassie°;
That I may drink before I go,
  A service to my bonnie lassie.
The boat rocks at the pier o’ Leith°;        5
  Fu’ loud the wind blaws° frae° the Ferry;
The ship rides by the Berwick-law°,
  And I maun° leave my bonnie Mary.

The trumpets sound, the banners fly,
  The glittering spears are rankèd ready:        10
The shouts o’ war are heard afar,
  The battle closes deep and bloody;
It’s not the roar o’ sea or shore,
  Wad mak me langer wish to tarry!
Nor shouts o’ war that’s heard afar—        15
  It’s leaving thee, my bonnie Mary!


Notes

Line 2: tassie. Tass, cup.

Line 5: Leith. District north of Edinburgh.

Line 6: blaw. Blow.

Line 6: frae. From.

Line 7: Berwick-law. Also North Berwick Law, a law (i.e., a rounded hill) in East Lothian, Scotland.

Line 8: maun. Must.

Line 14: langer. Longer.