Green Grow The Rashes O

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There's nought but care on ev'ry han',
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In ev'ry hour that passes, O;
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What signifies the life o' man,
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An' 'twere na for the lasses, O.
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 Green grow the rashes, O;
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Green grow the rashes, O;
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The sweetest hours that e'er I spend,
    Am            E
Are spent amang the lasses, O.
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The warly race may riches chase,
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An' riches still may fly them, O;
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An' tho' at last they catch them fast,
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Their hearts can ne'er enjoy them, O.
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 Green grow the rashes, O;
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Green grow the rashes, O;
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The sweetest hours that e'er I spend,
    Am            E
Are spent amang the lasses, O.
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But gie me a canny hour at e'en,
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My arms about my Dearie, O;
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An' warly cares an' warly men,
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May a' gae tapsalteerie, O!
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 Green grow the rashes, O;
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Green grow the rashes, O;
     F                           C
The sweetest hours that e'er I spend,
    Am            E
Are spent amang the lasses, O.
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For you sae douse, ye sneer at this,
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Ye're nought but senseless asses, O;
     F                           C
The wisest Man the warl' saw,
    Am            E
He dearly lov'd the lasses, O.
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 Green grow the rashes, O;
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Green grow the rashes, O;
     F                           C
The sweetest hours that e'er I spend,
    Am            E
Are spent amang the lasses, O.
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Auld Nature swears, the lovely Dears
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Her noblest work she classes, O;
     F                           C
Her prentice han' she try'd on man,
    Am            E
An' then she made the lasses, O.
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 Green grow the rashes, O;
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Green grow the rashes, O;
     F                           C
The sweetest hours that e'er I spend,
    Am            E
Are spent amang the lasses, O.