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Rhyme :
'Whistle, whistle, auld wife.
An' ye'se get a hen.'
'I wadna whistle,' quo' the wife,
'Though ye wad gi'e me ten.'
'Whistle, whistle, auld wife,
An' ye'se get a cock.'
'I wadna whistle,' quo' the wife,
'Though ye'd gi'e me a flock.'
'Whistle, whistle, auld wife,
And ye'se get a goun.'
'I wadna whistle,' quo' the wife,
'For the best ane i' the toun.'
'Whistle, whistle, auld wife,
An' ye'se get a coo.'
'I wadna whistle,' quo' the wife,
'Though ye wad gi'e me two.'
[Pg 136]'Whistle, whistle, auld wife,
An' ye'se get a man.'
'Wheeple-whauple' quo' the wife,
'I'll whistle as I can.'
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