HOW long and dreary is the night,
  When I am frae my dearie!
I sleepless lie frae e’en to morn,
  Tho’ I were ne’er so weary:
I sleepless lie frae e’en to morn,
  Tho’ I were ne’er sae weary!
 

When I think on the happy days
  I spent wi’ you my dearie:
And now what lands between us lie,
  How can I be but eerie!
And now what lands between us lie,
  How can I be but eerie!
 

How slow ye move, ye heavy hours,
  As ye were wae and weary!
It was na sae ye glinted by,
  When I was wi’ my dearie!
It was na sae ye glinted by,
  When I was wi’ my dearie!

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Poet: Robert Burns
Poem: 214. 214. Song—How Long and Dreary is the Night
Volume: Poems and Songs. The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.
Year: Published/Written in 1788
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