Shetland Folk-Lore
holding in her lap a ramished bairn, which she soothes by singing:
Husha baa baet dee,
Minnie is gaen ta saet dee,
Fur ta pluck an' fur ta pu',
An' fur ta gadder luckies' oo,
Fur ta buy a bull's skin
Ta row peerie weerie in.”
Or, it may be, in more dolorous tones she sings :
Husha baa, Minnie's daaty,
We sall pit da trows awa';
Broonie sinna git da bairn,
If he comes da cocks 'ill craw.”
If the fractious child has been silenced by the mention of Broonie, it will be dandled with lightsome lilt as granny sings:
Upride, upride, upride da bairn;
Ride awa, ride awa, ride awa da Neugle;
Haud dee tongue, cuddle doon,
An' du sall git a buggle.”
No person is idle. The grown-up females of the household are busily engaged preparing wool for the loom, which
is to be made into underclothing for the
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