I, and others of my acquaint, have always sung thus ; The men of yon forest, they ask it of me, How many strawberries grow in the salt sea ? And I answer them back with a tear in my eee ( Scots for "eye" ) How many ships sail in the forest ? * Many English words are pronounced differently by Scottish people, for example Heed ( head) , deed (dead),lang (long) Example ; "If at firrrst ye don't succeed, Pull yer foreskin o'er yer heed " Sorry ; I find it difficult to take this thread seriously !!
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