Sic a Wife as Willie Had-Frederick Worlock

[ti:Sic a Wife as Willie Had] [ar:Frederick Worlock] [al:Poetry of Robert Burns] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Sic a Wife as Willie Had - Frederick Worlock [00:00.70]Willie Wastle dwalt on Tweed [00:02.62] [00:03.31]The spot they ca'd it Linkumdoddie [00:05.82] [00:06.81]Willie was a wabster gude [00:08.76]Could stown a clue wi' ony body [00:11.16] [00:12.31]He had a wife was dour and din [00:15.15]O Tinkler Maidgie was her mither [00:17.28] [00:18.16]Sic a wife as Willie had [00:20.02]I wad na gie a button for her [00:22.02] [00:23.03]She has an e'e she has but ane [00:25.44]The cat has twa the very colour [00:27.43] [00:27.97]Five rusty teeth forbye a stump [00:30.57]A clapper tongue wad deave a miller [00:33.65]A whiskin beard about her mou' [00:35.62] [00:36.21]Her nose and chin they threaten ither [00:38.63]Sic a wife as Willie had [00:41.08]I wadna gie a button for her [00:43.50] [00:44.28]She's bow-hough'd she's hein-shin'd [00:46.45] [00:47.09]Ae limpin leg a hand-breed shorter [00:50.13]She's twisted right she's twisted left [00:52.59]To balance fair in ilka quarter [00:54.65] [00:55.67]She has a lump upon her breast [00:58.09]The twin o' that upon her shouther [01:00.60]Sic a wife as Willie had [01:02.81]I wadna gie a button for her [01:04.81] [01:05.79]Auld baudrons by the ingle sits [01:08.65]An' wi' her loof her face a-washin [01:11.09] [01:12.05]But Willie's wife is nae sae trig [01:14.71]She dights her grunzie wi' a hushion [01:17.28] [01:18.08]Her walie nieves like midden-creels [01:20.46]Her face wad fyle the Logan Water [01:23.28] [01:24.11]Sic a wife as Willie had [01:26.30]I wadna gie a button for her