The Shuttle Rins Words by Henry Syme, per Kornog TTTO The Boatie Rows by traditional, per KornogC F G The weaver's wife sits by the fire and ca's the pirn wheel; C F G C G She kens it is her ain gudeman flies on the shuttle wheel. Chorus: C F G The shuttle rins, the shuttle rins, the shuttle rins wi' speed; C F C G C Sweetly may the shuttle rin that wins the bairnie's bread. Thread after thread maks up the claith until the wage he wins, And ilka weaver maks the mair, the mair his shuttle rins. Chorus He rises early in the morn and toils fu' late at night. He fain wad independent be — he kens what is his right. Chorus Although he has nae dainty fare, his wages being small, Yet he can, wi' his thrifty wife, keep hungry want awa'. Chorus The proudest o' the land wad pine without the weaver's work. The pampered priest, the haughty peer wad gang without a sark. Chorus C F C G C Sweetly may the shuttle rin that wins the bairnie’s bread.