When we tak the weans soummin,

She dries’m wi the same bit cloot

As she dries hersel wi,

’Sif they were still her flesh.

She feeds thaim frae her ain mou,

Takin wee bites frae the aipple,

An sluppin thaim intae

The gawpin o their beaks.

An she’s as carefu o thaim

As she is watchfu o hersel,

Risin tae peer efter

Thaim as they toddle aff.