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''The lads ne’er think it is amiss,''<br> | ''The lads ne’er think it is amiss,''<br> | ||
''To bang the holes whereout they piss,''<br> | ''To bang the holes whereout they piss,''<br> | ||
''And that’s the reels o’ Bogie.'' | ''And that’s the reels o’ Bogie.''<br> | ||
[Gordon Williams: '''Dictionary of Sexual Language and Imagery in Shakespearean and Stuart Literature''', 1994]<br> | |||
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Preston (Preston’s Twenty Four Country Dances for the Year 1794). Surenne (Dance Music of Scotland), 1852; p. 47. | Preston (Preston’s Twenty Four Country Dances for the Year 1794). Surenne (Dance Music of Scotland), 1852; p. 47. | ||
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REEL OF BOGIE [2], THE. Scottish, Reel. C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The “Reels of Bogie” in Robert Burns’ song (MMC 158) were a euphemism for fornication:
The lads ne’er think it is amiss,
To bang the holes whereout they piss,
And that’s the reels o’ Bogie.
[Gordon Williams: Dictionary of Sexual Language and Imagery in Shakespearean and Stuart Literature, 1994]
Preston (Preston’s Twenty Four Country Dances for the Year 1794). Surenne (Dance Music of Scotland), 1852; p. 47.