Thursday 1 March 2012: Yet, here's his health in water!
One of Robert Burns less renowned poems, when it is quoted the second verse is often missing! Here's to Burns on World Book Day;
Altho' my back be at the wa',
An' tho' he be the fau'tor;
Altho' my back be at the wa',
I'll drink his health in water.
O wae gae by his wanton sides,
Sae brawly he could flatter;
I for his sake am slighted sair,
An' dries the kintra clatter;
But let them sae whate'er they like,
Yet, here's his health in water.
Here's a link to the full version, if you're interested (and not easily offended) - Hannah Gordon recites the whole poem rather nicely.
I liked the Strathmore bottle so much I thought I'd use it again :)
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