4.—"Cam' Ye by the Stack ?"
"Cam' ye by the stack, man?
Or cam' ye by the stable?
Saw ye Sandy Suppleman
Riding on a laidle?
Ca awa', Sandy, man,
Can ye buy a saidle?
Ye've torn a' yir blue claes
Ridin on a laidle." (Mrs. Adams.)
5.—"The Catie Rade t' Paisley."
"The catie rade t' Paisley, the catie rade to Paisley,
Upon a harrow tyne.
It wiz on a weeny Wednesday, it wiz on a weeny Wednesday;
I mynt aye sin syne." [1] (Mrs. Gardiner, Banff.)
GLOSSARY.
A', all
Ae, one
Again, before
Ain, own
An, and
Ane, one
Anither, another
An's, and his
Aul, old
Awa', away
Bagie, little belly
Baith, both
Bane, bone
Biblie, having mucus at the nose, dirty, untidy about the face
Bit, but
Bittie, a small piece
Blaw, blow
Bocht, bought
Brack, broke
Brae, a slope
Braid, broad
Breed, bread
Brod, a nail
Broo, brow
Brooie, little brow
Brook, broke
Ca, drive
Caed, drove
Cam', came
Claes, clothes
Clim', climb
Comin, coming
Corbie, raven
- ↑ Popular Rhymes of Scotland, by R. Chambers, p. 19.
