THE DEUK'S DANG O'ER MY DADDIE
The bairns gat out wi' an unco shout, [children, surprising]
The deuk's dang o'er my daddie, O! [duck has knocked]
The fient ma care, quo' the feirie auld wife, [devil may, lusty]
He was but a paidlin body, O! [tottering creature]
He paidles out, and he paidles in,
An' he paidles late and early, O;
This seven lang years I hae lien by his side,
An' he is but a fusionless carlie, O. [pithless old fellow]
O, haud your tongue, my feirie auld wife, [hold]
O, haud your tongue now, Nansie, O:
I've seen the day, and sae hae ye,
Ye wad na been sae donsie, O; [would not have, testy]
I've seen the day ye butter'd my brose, [oatmeal and hot water]
And cuddl'd me late and earlie, O;
But downa-do's come o'er me now, [cannot-do is]
And, oh, I find it sairly, O! [feel it sorely]
WHA IS THAT AT MY BOWER DOOR?
'Wha is that at my bower door?'
'O wha is it but Findlay?'
'Then gae your gate, ye'se nae be here!' [go, way, shall not]
'Indeed maun I,' quo' Findlay. [must]
'What mak ye, sae like a thief?' [do]
'O, come and see,' quo' Findlay;
'Before the morn ye'll work mischief;'
'Indeed will I,' quo' Findlay.
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