O, Jenny's a' weet,[A] poor body, Jenny's seldom dry: She draigl't[B] a' her petticoatie, Comin thro' the rye!
Chorus: Comin thro' the rye, poor body, Comin thro' the rye, She draigl't a' her petticoatie, Comin thro' the rye!
Gin[C] a body meet a body Comin thro' the rye, Gin a body kiss a body, Need a body cry?[D]
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Gin a body meet a body Comin thro' the glen, Gin a body kiss a body, Need the warl'[E] ken?[F]
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Gin a body meet a body Comin thro' the grain; Gin a body kiss a body, The thing's a body's ain.[G]
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Ilka lassie has her laddie, Nane, they say, ha’e I Yet all the lads they smile on me, When comin' thro' the rye. A weet – wet B draigl't – draggled C gin – if, should D cry – call out [for help] E warl – world F ken – know G ain – own