Julie Fowlis - Bodachan cha phòs mi In the line, And horses for cows. Bodachan cha phòs mi 'S na hóró laoi leó Seinn óro nà ilibh 'S na hóró laoi leó Seann duine cha ghabh cha ghabh mi Bidh e fada 'g èirigh Fada dol 'na eudach Fada fada ri cuir uime Cha ghabh mise ludar bodaich Cha tèid e mach gun am bata Cha tig e steach gun an casda Saoilidh e gur geòidh na cearcan Saoilidh e gur caoraich clachan Saoilidh e gur bò na h-eachaibh. I shan't marry an old man 'S na hóró laoi leó Seinn óro nà ilibh 'S na hóró laoi leó An old man, I will definitely not have He is late to rise Takes a long time to dress A long, long time to get his clothes on I shan't have a clumsy old man He can't go out without a walking stick He can't come in without a cough He mistakes hens for geese He mistakes stones for sheep And horses for cows.
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