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Ca the dogies t' the mill, Ca the dogies t' the mill, They took a lick oot o' the happer, An a laib oot o' the dam, An they went hame loupie for spang." (Mrs. Adam.) Tak' a leb oot o' this mull dam, An a leb oot o' that mull dam, An a lick oot o' this meel pyock, An a lick oot o' that meel pyock, An she ower him, an he ower her, An they baith hame, Loupie for spang, loupie for spang." (Pitsligo.) Dogies t' the mill, dogies t' the mill, A lick oot o' this wife's pyock, An a lick oot o' that wife's pyock, An a leb oot o' the dam,' An they geed hame loupie for spang." (Mrs. Pirrie, Pitsligo.) Dogies t' the mill, dogies t' the mill; A lick oot o' this wife's pyock, A lick oot o' that wife's pyock, An a leb oot o' the dam, An hame they go, hame they go, Loupie for loup an spang." (Mrs. Gardiner.) Pit your doggies to the mull, Pit he ower him, pit he ower him, Loupie for spang, loupie for spang. A lick oot o' this wifie's pyock, An a lick oot o' the next wifie's pyock; A lick fae the miller, An a lick fae his man; A lickie oot o' the trough, An a leb oot o' the dam. Haimie gin even, haimie gin (before) even, He ower him, an he ower him. That's Willie Wandie, An that pauls him." (Macduff.)

The following variant is from a fisherwoman in Rosehearty. It is interesting, as the last line no doubt refers to the mode of barter carried on by the fisher-folks in the disposal of their fish over the country, when each woman returned with her "pyockies foo":—