There's Three True Gude Fellows

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Written in 1796

Written in 1796, this short songlike poem presents a rural, convivial scene. The speaker invokes "three true gude fellows" gathered in a glen at dawn and frames a lighthearted rivalry: before night falls, the man whose cock crows best will be known to Willie. The lines rely on repetition and dialect to create communal voice and warmth. Read simply, the poem celebrates fellowship, rural routine, and playful contest rather than a dramatic narrative or philosophical claim.