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"The Slippery Stane"

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Helen Ramsey

The Slippery Stane

(H. Nimmo, 1835)

Caa canny through this weary world
And pick your steps wi' care
And never dae your neebour wrang
But aye dae what is fair.

Men faa and never rise again
Wha never fell afore
There's aye a muckle slippery stane
At ilka body's door.

An' gin your neebour chance to fa'
Ye maunna let him lie
But gie a haun to help him up
As ye are passin' by.

Your neebour's case may be your ain
Though ye hae wealth in store
There's aye a muckle slippery stane
At ilka body's door.

There's slippery stanes where'er ye gang
By cottage, hut, or hall
An' ye maun pick your steps wi' care
Lest ower them ye may fall.

For emperors and kings hae faun
Forby there's many a score
There's aye a muckle slippery stane
At ilka body's door.

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From: Helen Ramsey
Newsgroups: soc.culture.scottish
Subject: The Slippery Stane
Date: Sun, 5 Sep 1999

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