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Dave Rado	Query: Lassie wi' the yellow coatie (34)	RE: Query: Lassie wi' the yellow coatie	18 Sep 14
I'm having trouble with the meaning of some of the old Scots that hasn't been mentioned yet in this thread. In the Chorus: Will ye busk an' gang wi' me? [what does "busk" mean in this context?] In the second verse: "Tho my mailen be but sma'. An' little gowd I hae to show," [what does "gowd" mean?] In the penultimate verse: Nane on earth was e'er sae vogie, [what does "vogie" mean?] Dave

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