# 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
This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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