My Hoggie

What will I do gin my Hoggie die,

My joy, my pride, my Hoggie?

My only beast, I had nae mae,

And vow but I was vogie.

The lee-lang night we watch'd the fauld,

Me and my faithfu' doggie;

We heard nocht but the roaring linn,

Amang the braes sae scroggie.

But the howlet cry'd frae the castle wa'.

The blitter frae the boggie,

The tod reply'd upon the hill--

I trembled for my Hoggie.

When day did daw, and cocks did craw,

The morning it was foggie;

An unco tyke lap o'er the dyke,

And maist has killed my Hoggie.