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Thread #40539   Message #3006411
Posted By: GUEST,Peter Wray
13-Oct-10 - 06:42 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Bonny at Morn - information?
Subject: RE: Bonny at Morn - information?
Folks seem to think that the phrase "thou's ower land in thy bed" is a complaint about idleness, but it isn't. It's actually the mother remarking that her child is outgrowing his/her cot. Simples!