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hae I gaen, But a sad - die on a milk cow, Saw I nev - er nane.
Hame cam' our gudeman at e'en,
And hame cam' he,
And there he saw a siller gun,
Where nae sic gun sud be.
How's this ? and what's this ?
And how cam' this to be V
How cam' this gun here
Without the leave o' me ?
Ye stupid, auld, doited carle,
Ye're unco blind I see ;
It's but a bonnie parritch-stick
My minnie sent to me. [quo'
Parritch-stick! quo' he; ay, parritch-
Far hae I ridden, and meildehae I
But siller mounted parritch-sticks
Saw I never nane.
Hame cam' our gudeman at e'en,
A nd hame cam' he,
And there he saw a feather cap,
Where nae cap sud be.
How's this ? and what's this ?
And how cam' this to be ?
How cam' this bannet here,
Without the leave o' me ?
Ye're a silly, auld, donard bodie,
And unco blind I see ;
It's but a tappit clocken hen,
My minnie sent to me. [quo' she ;
A clocken hen ! quo' he ; a clocken hen,
Far hae I ridden, and farer hae I gaen,
But white cockauds on clocken hens,
Saw I never nane.
Ben the house gaed the gudeman,
And ben gaed he,
she ; And there he spied a Hieland plaid,
stick, Where nae plaid should be.
seen, How's this? and what's this?
And how cam' this to be ?
How cam' the plaid here,
Without the leave o' me ?
Oh hooly, hooly, my gudeman,
And dinna anger'd be ;
It cam wi' cousin M'Intosh,
Frae the north countrie. [she;
Your cousin ! quo' he ; aye, cousin, quo'
Blind as ye may jibe me, I've sight
enough to see,
Ye're hidin' tories in the house,
Without the leave o' me.