The Merry Muses of Caledonia/Comin' Thro' the Rye
For other versions of this work, see Comin' Thro' the Rye (attr. Burns).
COMIN' THRO' THE RYE.
| An old song which Burns's purified version completely superseded. There is an echo of "Errock Brae" in the third line of the chorus. |
Comin' thro' the rye, my jo.
An' comin' thro' the rye.
She fand a staun o' staunin' graith,
Comin' thro' the rye.
O gin a body meet a body,
Comin' thro' the rye;
Gin a body f—k a body,
Need a body cry.
Comin', &c.
Gin a body meet a body,
Comin' thro' the glen;
Gin a body f—k a body.
Need the warld ken.
Comin', &c.
Gin a body meet a body,
Comin' thro' the grain;
Gin a body f—k a body,
C——s a body's ain.
Comin', &c.
Gin a body meet a body.
By a body's sel,
Whatna body f——s a body.
Wad a body tell.
Comin' &c.
Mony a body meets a body,
They dare na weel avow;
Mony a body f——s a body.
Ye wad na think it true.
Comin'. &c.