Ewie wi' the Crookit Horn (no source)


 * Oh, the yowie wi the crookit horn
 * A' that kent her could hae sworn
 * That sic a yowie ne'er was born
 * Here aboot or far awa


 * O were I able to rehearse,
 * My ewie's praise in proper verse,
 * I'd found it out as loud and fierce,
 * As ever piper's drone cou'd blaw.
 * Oh, the yowie wi the crookit horn
 * A' that kent her could hae sworn
 * That sic a yowie ne'er was born
 * Here aboot or far awa


 * She never threatened scab nor rot,
 * but keepit aye her ane jog trot,
 * Baith tae the fauld and tae the cot
 * was never sweir tae lead nor ca'.
 * Oh, the yowie wi the crookit horn
 * A' that kent her could hae sworn
 * That sic a yowie ne'er was born
 * Here aboot or far awa


 * When ither ewies lap the dyke,
 * and ate the kail for a' the tyke,
 * My ewie never played the like
 * but stayed ahint the barnie wa'.
 * Oh, the yowie wi the crookit horn
 * A' that kent her could hae sworn
 * That sic a yowie ne'er was born
 * Here aboot or far awa


 * But wad ye think for a' my keepin
 * There came a nickum whan I was sleepin
 * There came a nickum whan I was sleepin
 * And stole my yowie, horn an a
 * Oh, the yowie wi the crookit horn
 * A' that kent her could hae sworn
 * That sic a yowie ne'er was born
 * Here aboot or far awa


 * Oh, gin I had the lad that did it
 * I hae sworn as weel as said it
 * Though the de'il himsel forbid it
 * I would gie his neck a thraw
 * Oh, the yowie wi the crookit horn
 * A' that kent her could hae sworn
 * That sic a yowie ne'er was born
 * Here aboot or far awa


 * She'd neither not carf nor keel
 * To mark upon her hip or heel
 * Her crookit horn it did as weel
 * To ken her o'er amang them a
 * Oh, the yowie wi the crookit horn
 * A' that kent her could hae sworn
 * That sic a yowie ne'er was born
 * Here aboot or far awa


 * The yowie wi the crookit horn
 * The yowie wi the crookit horn
 * My ewie wi the crookit horn
 * Is ta'en frae me and sto'n awa
 * Oh, the yowie wi the crookit horn
 * A' that kent her could hae sworn
 * That sic a yowie ne'er was born
 * Here aboot or far awa


 * Cauld nor hunger never dang her,
 * Wind nor weet could never wrang her;
 * Ance she lay a week and langer
 * Out aneath a wreath o' snaw
 * Oh, the yowie wi the crookit horn
 * A' that kent her could hae sworn
 * That sic a yowie ne'er was born
 * Here aboot or far awa


 * I lookit aye at even for her,
 * Lest mishanter should come o'er her.
 * Or the foumart might devour her,
 * Gin the beastie bade awa.
 * Oh, the yowie wi the crookit horn
 * A' that kent her could hae sworn
 * That sic a yowie ne'er was born
 * Here aboot or far awa


 * Yet, Monday last, for a' my keeping,
 * I canna speak o't without greeting,
 * A villain came when I was sleeping,
 * And staw my ewie, horn and a'.
 * Oh, the yowie wi the crookit horn
 * A' that kent her could hae sworn
 * That sic a yowie ne'er was born
 * Here aboot or far awa


 * I sought her sair upon the morn,
 * And down aneath a buss o thorn
 * I got my ewie's crooked horn,
 * But ah! my ewie was awa'.
 * Oh, the yowie wi the crookit horn
 * A' that kent her could hae sworn
 * That sic a yowie ne'er was born
 * Here aboot or far awa


 * But gin I had the loon that did it,
 * I hae sworn as weel as said it,
 * Though the Laird himsel forbid it,
 * I wad gie his neck a thraw.
 * Oh, the yowie wi the crookit horn
 * A' that kent her could hae sworn
 * That sic a yowie ne'er was born
 * Here aboot or far awa


 * O! had she dee'd o' crook or cauld,
 * As ewies do when they are auld,
 * It wadna been by mony fauld
 * Sae sair a heart to nane o's a'.
 * Oh, the yowie wi the crookit horn
 * A' that kent her could hae sworn
 * That sic a yowie ne'er was born
 * Here aboot or far awa


 * For a' the claith that we hae worn,
 * Frae her and her's sae aften shorn,
 * The loss o her we could hae borne,
 * Had fair strae death taen her awa'.
 * Oh, the yowie wi the crookit horn
 * A' that kent her could hae sworn
 * That sic a yowie ne'er was born
 * Here aboot or far awa