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THE WIFE WRAPT IN WETHER'S SKIN—D
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There livd a laird down into Fife,Riftly, raftly, now, now, now
An he has married a bonny young wife.
Hey Jock Simpleton, Jenny['s] white petticoat,
Robin a Rashes, now, now, now
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He courted her and he brought her hame,An thought she would prove a thrifty dame.
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She could neither spin nor caird,But sit in her chair and dawt the laird.
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She wadna bake and she wadna brew,An a' was for spoiling her delicate hue.
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She wadna wash nor wad she wring,For spoiling o her gay goud ring.
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But he has taen him to his sheep-fauld,An taen the best weather by the spauld.
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Aff o the weather he took the skin,An rowt his bonny lady in.
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‘I dare na thump you, for your proud kin,But well sall I lay to my ain weather's skin.’
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