It isnae me

E. Elgar

It isnae me that's keerin - or no an awfu lot,

But - it's sair, whiles, mindin things ye thocht ye had forgot.

An when wee Tam the Fiddler played 'The Lea Rig'2 doon the street,

I gied masel a shock tae find that I wis near tae greet.

It isnae me that's keerin - or no for vera lang,

But - there's mony happy times awa since last I heard yon sang.

An someway -- Och, I dinnae ken! I cannae say things richt --

I wish young Tam the Fiddler hadnae played yon sang last nicht.