Comin Thro' The Rye. Chorus. O Jenny's a' weet, poor body, Jenny's seldom dry: She draigl't a' her petticoatie, Comin thro' the rye! 1. Comin thro' the rye, poor body, Comin thro' the rye, She draigl't a' her petticoatie, Comin thro' the rye! 2. Gin a body meet a body Comin thro' the rye, Gin a body kiss a body, Need a body cry? 3. Gin a body meet a body Comin thro' the glen, Gin a body kiss a body, Need the warld ken? 4. Gin a body meet a body Comin thro' the grain, Gin a body kiss a body, The thing's a body's ain. Coming Through The Rye. Chorus. O Jenny is all wet, poor body, Jenny is seldom dry: She draggled all her petticoats, Coming through the rye!
Standard English Translation
Coming through the rye, poor body, Coming through the rye, She draggled all her petticoats, Coming through the rye!
Should a body meet a body Coming through the rye, Should a body kiss a body, Need a body cry?
Should a body meet a body Coming through the glen, Should a body kiss a body, Need the world know?
Should a body meet a body Coming through the grain, Should a body kiss a body, The thing is a body's own.