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Gloomy December     Credits: Lyrics by Robert Burns     Appears On: Sugarcane     Language: Scots-English

Lyrics:

Aince mair I hail thee, thou gloomy December
Aince mair I hail thee with sorrow and care
Sad was the parting thou makes me remember
Parting wi' Nancy, oh ne'er to meet mair

Fond lover's parting is sweet, painful pleasure
Hope beaming mild on the soft parting hour
But the dire feeling, oh farewell forever
Anguish unmangled and agony pure

Wild as the winter now tearing the forest
'Til the last leaf o' the summer is flown
Such is the tempest has shaken my bosom
'Til my last hope and last comfort is gone

Still shall I hail thee, thou gloomy December
Still shall I hail thee with sorrow and care
For sad was the parting, thou makes me remember
Parting wi' Nancy, oh ne'er to meet mair

Aince mair I hail thee, thou gloomy December