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Comin’ Thro’ the Rye

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Comin’ Thro’ the Rye Lyrics

O, Jenny's a' weet, poor body,
Jenny's seldom dry:
She draigl't 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 a body meet a body
Comin thro' the rye,
Gin a body kiss a body,
Need a body cry?


[Chorus]

Gin a body meet a body
Comin thro' the glen
Gin a body kiss a body,
Need the warl' ken?


[Chorus]

Gin a body meet a body
Comin thro' the grain;
Gin a body kiss a body,
The thing's a body's ain.

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