Kildare House Pipes in the Guests for Burns Night

ROBERT BURNS

TO A HAGGIS

Fair fa’ your honest, sonsie face,

Great chieftain o’ the pudding-race!

Aboon them a’ ye tak your place,

Painch, tripe, or thairm:

Weel are ye wordy o’a grace

As lang’s my arm.

The groaning trencher there ye fill,

Your hurdies like a distant hill,

Your pin wad help to mend a mill

In time o’need,

While thro’ your pores the dews distil

Like amber bead.

His knife see rustic Labour dight,

An’ cut you up wi’ ready sleight,

Trenching your gushing entrails bright,

Like onie ditch;

And then, O what a glorious sight,

Warm-reekin’, rich!

Then, horn for horn, they stretch an’ strive,

Deil tak the hindmost! on they drive,

Till a’ their weel-swall’d kytes belyve

Are bent like drums;

Then auld Guidman, maist like to rive,

"Bethankit!" hums.

Is there that owre his French ragout

Or olio that wad staw a sow,

Or fricassee wad make her spew

Wi’ perfect sconner,

Looks down wi’ sneering, scornfu’ view

On sic a dinner?

Poor devil! see him owre his trash,

As feckles as wither’d rash,

His spindle shank a guid whip-lash,

His nieve a nit;

Thro’ bloody flood or field to dash,

O how unfit!

But mark the Rustic, haggis-fed,

The trembling earth resounds his tread.

Clap in his walie nieve a blade,

He’ll mak it whissle;

An’ legs an’ arms, an’ hands will sned,

Like taps o’ thrissle.

Ye Pow’rs, wha mak mankind your care,

And dish them out their bill o’ fare,

Auld Scotland wants nae skinking ware

That jaups in luggies;

But, if ye wish her gratefu’ prayer

Gie her a haggis!

Windsors Best Burns Night . For over 8 years we've been celebrating Scotlands National Bard every Jan.,25th , be it a Monday or Thursday , & every year it's been hopping . This year is no exception but its on a Friday & were ready to " Go Plaid "! Featuring a hearty Burns Supper with Haggis , Mince 'n' Tatties , Scotch Pies , Mushy Peas , Square Slice , Cock 'a' Leekie & Deep Fried Mars Bars on Special . MMMm .... Get in ma bellie ! Wash it all down with $5.00 Pints of Caledonian 80 Schilling or $ 3.00 shots of famous Grouse . Be one of the first to snagg a 16 0z Light up Alexander Kieths Glass . Live Music with Tartan Army . Don't miss Burns' Praise of the Haggis or the jiggin & reels of the Pipes . Your Heed may be cursin ya the next morn but you'll be cursin yourself if ya miss oot !

Heath