Aa thon

Fit is aa thon?

Far did hit com fae?

Fa screivit hit?

Me?

A dinna ken, A dinna ken.

yirdit

yirdit, i'm fair
yirdit i this dule

mair flittin - juist flittin awa,
anither yin, faur awa

i'm richt cowped owre
aboot this, bit i haena
telt ye, i haena telt

onybody

sae gae - gae 'wa, an ken at I
lou ye

(an ken at gin i kent
aa the answers i widna
haud thaim frae ye)

bit dinna ken hoo hit
skaiths ma sowel
tae see ye gang

ye dinna need tae ken that

skailed

ma bluid, hit's skailed
athort a thoosan mile

ma mither, ma brither
an ma sister tae

i dinna hae the pouer
tae pit a stap til it;

i ken, thay maun aye
bide unthirlt

sae, thay gang awa
an i maun thole it
ma lane

(bit ye arna yer lane)

bit ma bluid's juist skailed
athort thae thoosan mile
an i'm aye deein, i'm sae
hertsair fur the dreein o't

sae, i'll steik ma hert
in a strang wee kist,
an plunk it up heich
quhaur hit canna be raxit

an aiblins, i micht can
sneck up the stang wi it tae

(bit wha'll be leain me neist -
no ye?)