[ADDENDA]
A’ the Birdies.
[See “[All the Birds],” vol. i. p. 2; “[Oranges and Lemons],” vol. ii. pp. 25-35.]
A’ the birdies i’ the air
Tick tae to my tail.
A contest game of the oranges and lemons class. Two players, who hold hands and form the arch, call out the formula, and the other players, who are running about indifferently, go one by one to them and decide, when asked, which side they will favour, and stand behind one or the other.
After the tug the side which has lost is called “Rotten eggs, rotten eggs.”—Aberdeen (Rev. Dr. Gregor).