Which Ane

Which ane, an' which ane, An' which ane for thee?-- Here thou hast thy vera choice, An' which sall it be?-- Ye hae the Holy Brither, An' ye hae the Scholarly; An', last, ye hae the butt o' baith-- Which sall it be?

Ane's oot o' Edinborough, Wi' the Beuk an' Gown; An' ane's cam frae Cambridge; An' ane frae scaur an' down: An' Deil tak the hindmaist! Sae the test gaes roun': An' here ye hae the lairdly twa, An' ane frae scaur an' down.

Yon's Melancholy-- An' the pipes a-skirlin'-- Gangs limp an' droopet, Like a coof at hirlin',-- Droopet aye his lang skirts I' the wins unfurlin'; Yon's Melancholy-- An' the pipes a-skirlin'!

Which ane, an' which ane, An' which ane for thee?-- Here thou hast thy vera choice, An' which sall it be? Ye hae the Holy Brither, An' ye hae the Scholarly; An', last, ye hae the butt o' baith-- Which sall it be?

Elbuck ye'r bag, mon! An' pipe as ye'd burst! Can ye gie's a waur, mon E'en than the first?-- Be it Meister Wisemon, I' the classics versed, An' a slawer gait yet E'en than the first?

Then gie us Merriment: Loose him like a linnet Teeterin' on a bloomin' spray-- We ken him i' the minute,-- Twinklin' is ane ee asklent, Wi' auld Clootie in it-- Auld Sawney Lintwhite, We ken him i' the minute!

An' which ane, an' which ane, An' which ane for thee?-- For thou shalt hae thy vera choice, An' which sall it be?-- Ye hae the Holy Brither, An' ye hae the Scholarly; A' last, ye hae the butt o' baith-- Which sall it be?