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EWIE WI' THE CROOKIT HORN Oh, the yowie wi' the crookit horn A' that kenned her could hae sworn That sic a yowie ne'er was born Here aboot or far awa' But wad ye think for a' my keepin' There came a nicken fen I was sleepin' There came a nicken when I was sleepin' And stole my yowie, horn an' a' Oh, gin I had the lad that did it I haw sworn as weel as said it Though the de'il himsel' they should forbid it I would gie his neck a thraw She'd neither not carf nor keel To mark upon her hip or heel Her crookit horn it did as weel To ken her o'er amang them a' The yowie wi' the crookit horn The yowie wi' the crookit horn My ewie wi' the crookit horn Is ta'en frae me and sto'n awa' nicken=exciseman fen=when carf=cut keel=mark @animal @sheep collected from Lucy Stewart by Peter Kennedy recorded on Folksongs of Britain 10 filename[ CROKHORN TUNE FILE: CROKHORN CLICK TO PLAY SOF |
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