Rugged Rascal
Roon an roon the rugged rucks
The rugged rascal ran *
The hoodie craw let oot a caw
Syne daunced a hoolichan
He wadna bide wi bawdrons
Nor puddock, sharny-green
He lowpit ower the lang rigs
An reestit on the breem
The rugged rascal bedd his lane
Ootower the barley brae
His heid it wis a boss neep
His queats war stooks o strae
He fleggit moose frae the corn
An dyeuckie frae the segg
Bi lettin oot a skelloch
Wad hae deafent Muckle Meg
An fin the meen cam ower the howe
Tae teet abune the park
The rugged rascal jinked until
The sparks flew oot his sark.
*These two lines are from a traditional Scots Bairn-Rhyme