Aince upon a day

Aince upon a day my mither said to me:

Dinna cleip and dinna rype

And dinna tell a lee.

For gin ye cleip a craw will name ye,

And gin ye rype a daw will shame ye;

And a snail will heeze its hornies out

And hike them round and round about

Gin ye tell a lee, gin ye tell a lee.

Aince upon a day, as I walkit a' my lane,

I met a daw, and monie a craw,

And a snail upon a stane.

Up gaed the daw and didna shame me:

Up gaed ilk craw and didna name me:

But the wee snail heezed its hornies out

And hik'd them round and round about

And -- goggled at me.