The Ranting Dog

<br>The Ranting Dog<br> (Robert Burns)<br>O wha my babie clouts will buy?<br>Wha will tent me when I cry?<br>Wha will kiss me where I lie?<br> The rantin` dog, the daddie o`t.<br>Wha will own he did the faut?<br>Wha will buy the groanin` maut?<br>Wha will tell me how to ca`t?<br> The rantin` dog, the daddie o`t.<br>When I mount the creepie-chair<br>Wha will sit beside me there?<br>Gie me Rob, I`ll seek nae mair<br> The rantin` dog, the daddie o`t.<br>Wha will crack to me my lane?<br>Wha will make me fidgin fain?<br>Wha will kiss me o`er again?<br> The rantin` dog, the daddie o`t.<br>Note: tent = care for; faut = fault; groanin maut = ale for<br> midwife and friends; creepie-chair = stool of repentence;<br> crack = talk; my lane = alone; fidgin fain = horny or randy<br>From Sedley, Seeds of Love<br>Recorded by Redpath<br>filename[ RANTNDOG<br>play.exe RANTNDOG<br>RG<br>===DOCUMENT BOUNDARY===