the belles of mauchline

  in mauchline there dwells six proper young belles,

  the pride of the place and its neighbourhood a';

  their carriage and dress, a stranger would guess,

  in lon'on or paris, they'd gotten it a'.

  miss miller is fine, miss markland's divine,

  miss smith she has wit, and miss betty is braw:

  there's beauty and fortune to get wi' miss morton,

  but armour's the jewel for me o' them a'.