Up in the Morning Early

Alice says " I chose this poem because it reminds me of Christmas and it's written by a Scots man"
NB: All tutors should try to read this in a Scottish accent!

Cauld blaws the wind frae east to west
The drift is driving sairly;
Sae loud and shrill's I hear the blast-
I'm sure it's winter fairly.

Up in the morning's no for me,

Up in the morning early;
When a' the hills are covered wi' snaw,
I'm sure it's winter fairly.

The birds sit chittering in the the thorn,
A' day they fare but sparely;
And lang's the night frae e'en to morn -
I'm sure it's winter fairly.

Up in the morning's no for me,
Up un the morning early;
When a' the hills are covered wi' snaw,
I'm sure it's winter fairly.

Robert Burns