SCOTS ENGLISH Gin* a body meet a body comin' through the rye Gin a body kiss a body Need a body cry? Ilka lassie has a laddie Nane, they say, hae I, Yet a' the lads they smile at me When comin' through the rye Gin a body meet a body comin' frae the toon Gin a body greet a body Need a body froon? 'Mang the train there is a swain I dearly lo'e mysel' But what's his name and whar's his hame I dinna care to tell. [* Note: Gin is short for "Given", and in this context might be translated "If". Pronounce it with a hard G - since it has nothing to do with the beverage!]