[Sometimes]
Then, first and foremost, thro' the kail,
Their stocks[8] maun a' be sought ance: [must, once]
They steek their een, an' grape an' wale [shut, eyes, grope, choose]
For muckle anes an' straught anes. [big ones, straight]
Poor hav'rel Will fell aff the drift, [foolish, lost the way]
An' wander'd thro' the bow-kail, [cabbage]
An' pou'd, for want o' better shift, [pulled, choice]
A runt was like a sow-tail, [stalk]
Sae bow'd, that night. [bent]
Then, straught or crooked, yird or nane, [earth]
They roar an' cry a' throu'ther; [pell-mell]
The very wee things toddlin' rin-- [run]
Wi' stocks out-owre their shouther; [over, shoulder]
An' gif the custock's sweet or sour, [if, pith]
Wi' joctelegs they taste them; [pocket-knives]
Syne coziely, aboon the door, [Then, above]
Wi' cannie care they've plac'd them [cautious]
To lie that night.
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