Monday 12 April 2010

The Catcher in the Rye

I recently read The Catcher in The Rye by J.D Salinger (I really liked it btw), and so it thought i should read the poem that has inspired the title as well. So i googled it, and found out its a poem about a woman who has an extra-marital affair- metaphorically- "rye". So here goes-

Coming Through The Rye




Coming thro' the rye, poor body,

Coming thro' the rye,

She draiglet a' her petticoatie

Coming thro' the rye.



O, Jenny's a' wat, poor body;

Jenny's seldom dry;

She draiglet a' her petticoatie

Coming thro' the rye.



Gin a body meet a body

Coming thro' the rye,

Gin a body kiss a body—

Need a body cry?



Gin a body meet a body

Coming thro' the glen,

Gin a body kiss a body—

Need the warld ken?



Robert Burns

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