1. winsome

  • Song: “The bride she is winsome and bonny”

    From an Old Song, “Woo’d and Married and a’”

    THE BRIDE she is winsome and bonny,
      Her hair it is snooded sae sleek,
    And faithfu’ and kind is her Johnny,
      Yet fast fa’ the tears on her cheek.
    New pearlins 1 are cause of her sorrow,
      New pearlins and plenishing too;
    The bride that has a’ to borrow
      Has e’en right mickle ado....

    Joanna Baillie

  • My Wife ’s a Winsome Wee Thing

    She is a winsome wee thing,
    She is a handsome wee thing,
    She is a bonnie wee thing,
    This sweet wee wife o’ mine.

    I never saw a fairer,
    I never lo’ed a dearer,
    And neist my heart I ’ll wear her,
    For fear my jewel tine.

    She is a winsome wee thing,
    She is a handsome wee thing,
    She is a bonnie wee thing,
    ...

    Robert Burns