English Songs and Ballads

Comin’ Thro’ the Rye

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 warld ken?

Jenny’s a’ weet, poor body;
 Jenny’s seldom dry;
She draigl’t a’ her petticoatie,
 Comin’ thro’ the rye.