ARMSTRONG'S GOODNIGHT.
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* * * * _The followng verses are said to have been composed by one of the_ARMSTRONGS, _executed for the murder of Sir_ JOHN CARMICHAEL _ofEdrom, warden of the middle marches, (See_ p. 165.) _The tune ispopular in Scotland; but whether these are the original words, willadmit of a doubt_. * * * * * This night is my departing night,For here nae langer must I stay;There's neither friend nor foe o' mine,But wishes me away. What I have done thro' lack of wit,I never, never, can recall;I hope ye're a' my friends as yet;Goodnight and joy be with you all! * * * * *
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