Comin thro’ the Rye

Comin thro’ the rye, poor body,
Comin thro’ the rye,
She draigl’t a’ her petticoatie
Comin thro’ the rye.

Oh Jenny ’s a’ weet poor body
Jenny ’s seldom dry,
She draigl’t a’ her petticoatie
Comin thro’ the rye.

Gin a body meet a body
Comin thro’ the rye,
Gin a body kiss a body –
Need a body cry.
Oh Jenny ’s a’ weet, &c.

Gin a body meet a body
Comin thro’ the glen;
Gin a body kiss a body –
Need the warld ken!
Oh Jenny ’s a’ weet, &c.

Robert Burns (1759-1796)