The Reel O' Stumpie
Wap and rowe, wap and rowe, Wap and rowe the feetie o't, I thought I was a maiden fair, Till I heard the greetie o't! My daddie was a fiddler fine, My minnie she made mantie, O, And I myself a thumpin quine, And danc'd the Reel o' Stumpie, O.
The Reel O' Stumpie - meaning Summary
A Playful Dance-song
This short Scots song presents a lively, celebratory speaker who revels in dance and family life. In plain, colloquial voice the narrator invokes a rhythmic refrain Wap and rowe
and names relatives—"daddie" the fiddler and "minnie" the maker of manties—before declaring herself a "thumpin quine" who danced the Reel o' Stumpie. The poem is essentially a snapshot of communal joy, music, and youthful energy, using dialect and repetition to convey movement, local color, and spirited confidence.
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