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COMIN' THRO' THE RYE by ROBERT BURNS

Poet Analysis

First Line: GIN A BODY MEET A BODY
Last Line: I DINNA CARE TO TELL.
Subject(s): LOVE - BEGINNINGS;

GIN a body meet a body
Comin' through the rye,
Gina body kiss a body,
Need a body cry?
Every lassie has her laddie, --
Ne'er a ane hae I;
Yet a' the lads they smile at me
When comin' through the rye.
Amang the train there is a swain
I dearly lo'e mysel';
But whaur his hame, or what his name,
I dinna care to tell.
Gin a body meet a body
Comin' frae the town,
Gin a body greet a body,
Need a body frown?
Every lassie has her laddie, --
Ne'er a ane hae I;
Yet a' the lads they smile at me
When comin' through the rye.
Amang the train there is a swain
I dearly lo'e mysel';
But whaur his hame, or what his name,
I dinna care to tell.



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