Haet a wummel ~ Orkney tickling rhyme
- Sheena
- Sep 30, 2016
- 1 min read
This Orkney tickling rhyme was demonstrated for us by Ola Gorie, whose many grandchildren have all loved it. It's a bit scary when you know that a wummel is a gimlet, and the rhyme starts by heating it! But that's a nursery rhyme for you - no holding back for the squeamish!
Your pointing index finger is the wummel. Circle it in the air as you teasingly select a place to tickle your victim with it.
Haet a wummel, Haet a wummel,
Bore a hoel,
Bore a hoel, Whar a piece?
Whar a piece?
In here in here in here!
(Heat a gimlet
Bore a hole
Which bit?
In here!)
Traditional Orcadian play rhyme
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