The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #64609 Message #1999193
Posted By: robinia
16-Mar-07 - 09:02 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Shepherd Lad
Subject: RE: Origins: Shepherd Lad
A Scottish lass is much more down to earth. Instead of "if you would not when you might," she goes in for barnyard taunts, along the lines of:
Ye're like a cock my faither had,
it crowed an' waved its camb.
An' ne'er a hen trod in the yard --
an' I think ye're just the same
Wonderfully, well, cocky. As sung by Cilla Fisher and Artie Trezise, it's my favorite version.