Johnie Scott
Whare will we get a coat to Johnie Scott Amang us maidens a'? Whare will we get a coat to Johnie Scott To mak' the laddie braw? There's your cunt hair And there's my cunt hair An' we'll twine it wondrous sma'; An' if waft be scarce, we'll cow our arse, To mak' him kilt 'an a'.
Johnie Scott - meaning Summary
Playful Communal Matchmaking
The poem records a group of young women debating how to clothe Johnie Scott. In direct, colloquial Scots they propose gathering physical bits from each other to make a coat, using bawdy, suggestive language and communal humor. The tone is playful and teasing, mixing practical resourcefulness with sexual innuendo. The short piece reads like a teasing folk-song or mock-ritual that foregrounds group intimacy, improvisation, and rural, vernacular speech rather than serious sentiment or narrative development.
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