John Anderson, My Jo

by Robert Burns (1790) — a poem card from Justes Mots

Two who climbed the hill of life side by side, and mean to sleep together at its foot.

John Anderson my jo, John,
 When we were first acquaint,
Your locks ware like the raven,
 Your bonnie brown was brent;
But now your brow is bauld, John,
 Your locks are like the snaw,
But blessing on your frosty pow,
 John Anderson my jo.…

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