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A TOAST IN VERSE.
MAY THE BEST YE'VE EVER SEEN
BE THE WORST YE'LL EVER SEE,
MAY A MOUSE NE'ER LEAVE YOUR GIRNAL
WI'A TEAR DROP IN HIS E'E,
MAY YE AYE KEEP HALE AND HE'RTY
TILL YE'RE AULD ENOUGH TAE DEE,
MAY YE AYE BE JUIST AS HAPPY
AS I WISH YE AYE TAE BE.
Submitter comment:
VERSIFIED TOAST. I WAS IN SCOTLAND IN 1977 AND THIS WAS SAID TO ALL
TRAVELERS AT THE PUBS.
Where learned: SCOTLAND
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Speech Speech |
Date learned: 07-00-1977