Elise,

Actually Robertson's visual plays on words wouldn't clarify the song like Star's did to explain the meaning of Burns' language. The hurdies, the pig, the nit, the sned limbs, "kites bent like drums", and such are actually in Burns' poem.

I also have to think that there might be a difference in tone between our national anthem and Burns' poem about a haggis.

Cheers

Jamie