Willie Wastle by Rod Paterson

Willie Wastle. Robert Burns song performed by Rod Paterson.
Standard English Translation.


Willie Wastle dwelt on Tweed,
The spot they called it Linkumdoddie.
Willie was a weaver good
Could stown a clew with any body.
packs a ball of thread'.)
He had a wife was sullen and dun (dark complexioned),
O, Tinker (Gypsy) Maidgeie was her mother!
Such a wife as Willie had,
I would not give a button for her.

She has an eye (she has but one),
The cat has two the very (same) colour,
Five rusty teeth, besides a stump,
A (bell) clapper-tongue would deafen a miller;
A whisker beard about her mouth,
Her nose and chin they threaten each other (nearly meet):
Such a wife as Willie had,
I would not give a button for her.

She is bow legged, she is hem-shin'd (also bow legged),
One limping leg a hand-breadth shorter;
She is twisted right, she is twisted left,
To balance fair in each quarter;
She has a hump upon her breast,
The twin of that upon her shoulder:
Such a wife as Willie had,
I would not give a button for her.

Old cats by the fireplace sits,
And with her paw her face a-washing;
But Willie's wife in not so neat,
She wipes her face with a footless stocking;
Her ample fists like manure baskets,
Her face would foul the Logan Water:
Such a wife as Willie had,
I would not give a button for her.

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• Willie
• Wastle
• Rabbie
• Burns

[scotinulster]

Brilliant!



[cattybound2011]

@kie657 Are you referring to the one from his recording, "Songs From The Bottom Drawer"? Many great tunes on that album! :-)

[edward0988]

thx for the translation, liked it. also liked the song.

[GillFraserLee]

Lovely, Rod has a wonderful voice and is an excellent guitar player too. Thank you.

[thejambo6]

so good I lerned it 

[kie657]

not the version i was looking for but very pleasent to watch

[jeebagreen]

superb sur

[StevenP46]

Excellent stuff . even better than the version I first heard by Ceolbeg...