O, Jenny’s a' weet, poor body, Jenny’s seldom dry She draigl’t a' her petticoatie, Comin thro' the rye!
Comin thro' the rye, poor body, Comin thro' the rye, She draigl’t a' her petticoatie, Comin thro' the rye!
Gin a body meet a body Comin thro' the rye, Gin a body kiss a body, Need a body cry?
Gin a body meet a body Comin thro' the glen, Gin a body kiss a body, Need the warl' ken?
Gin a body meet a body Comin thro' the grain; Gin a body kiss a body, The thing’s a body’s ain Ilka lassie has her laddie, Nane, they say, ha’e I Yet all the lads they smile on me, When comin' thro' the rye