Oh wert thou in the cauld blast, <br />On yonder lea, on yonder lea, <br />My plaidie to the angry airt, <br />I'd shelter thee, I'd shelter thee; <br />Or did misfortune's bitter storms <br />Around thee blaw, around thee blaw, <br />Thy bield should be my bosom, <br />To share it a', to share it a'. <br /> <br />Or were I in the wildest waste, <br />Sae black and bare, sae black and bare, <br />The desart were a paradise, <br />If thou wert there, if thou wert there. <br />Or were I monarch o' the globe, <br />Wi' thee to reign, wi' thee to reign, <br />The brightest jewel in my crown <br />Wad be my queen, wad be my queen.<br /><br />Robert Burns<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/oh-wert-thou-in-the-cauld-blast/
