sic a wife as willie had

willie wastle dwalt on tweed,

the spot they ca'd it linkumdoddie;

willie was a wabster gude,

could stown a clue wi' ony body:

he had a wife was dour and din,

o tinkler maidgie was her mither;

sic a wife as willie had,

i wad na gie a button for her!

she has an e'e, she has but ane,

the cat has twa the very colour;

five rusty teeth, forbye a stump,

a clapper tongue wad deave a miller:

a whiskin beard about her mou',

her nose and chin they threaten ither;

sic a wife as willie had,

i wadna gie a button for her!