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Torn A' Ma Goon.mp3
Cho: He's torn a', rippit a', torn a' ma goon ,
He's torn a', rippit a', torn a' ma goon,
He's torn a', rippit a', torn a' ma goon,
Did ever ye see sic an ill-trickit loon? (2x)
O the broon coo's broken oot an' eaten a' the corn,
The broon coo's broken oot an' eaten a' the corn,
O the broon coo's broken oot an' eaten a' the corn,
If she disnae eat it a' the day she'll eat it the lave the morn .
O the black bull's broken oot an' bullied a' the kye ,
The black bull's broken oot an' bullied a' the kye,
O the black bull's broken oot an' bullied a' the kye,
If he disnae bull them a' the day he'll bull then by and by.
It's ower the bed, it's ower the bed and up against the wa'
He couldna read, he couldna read, he couldna read ava'
He tried it on the sofa and he tried it on the chair
But the only place that he could dae't was lyin' on the flair
O, she widna dae't, she widna dae't, she widnae dae't ava,
In bed or oot the bed or up agin the wa',
O, but she did it on the pantry flair, the best ye ever saw --
She hotchit up her petticoat and cried, "Ca' awa!"
from Jimmy McBeath of Morayshire & Arthur Argo A Wee Thread O' Blue
tune: first section of Mason's Apron
1 He's torn and ripped my gown/dress/nightgown
2 Did you ever see such a lewd rascal (here, elsewhere, simply 'lad') that plays
such tricks (mischievous)
3 brown cow has
4 doesn't
5 today
6 leave (remaining)
7 in the morning
8 Says Arthur, the bull has done to the cows what bulls usually do to cows
9 cows
10 at all
11 do it
12 floor
13 wouldn't
14 hitched, jerked up (or up and down)
15 "call away" ie, come on, get on with it
