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" -- _And any little tiny kickshaws_. " -- Shakespeare.
O the little tiny kickshaw that Mither sent tae me, / 'Tis sweeter than the sugar-plum that reepens on the tree, / Wi' denty flavorin's o' spice an' musky rosemarie, / The little tiny kickshaw that Mither sent tae me.
'Tis luscious wi' the stalen tang o' fruits frae ower the sea, / An' e'en its fragrance gars we laugh wi' langin' lip an' ee, / Till a' its frazen sheen o' white maun melten hinnie be -- / Sae weel I luve the kickshaw that Mither sent tae me.
O I luve the tiny kickshaw, an' I smack my lips wi' glee, / Aye mickle do I luve the taste o' sic a luxourie, / But maist I luve the luvein' han's that could the giftie gie / O' the little tiny kickshaw that Mither sent tae me.