Dandlin Sangs
Ally Bally (Coulter's Candy)
Ally bally, ally bally bee,Sittin' on yer mammy's knee,
Greetin' for a wee bawbee, (crying) (a halfpenny)
Tae buy mair Coulter's candy. (to) (more)
My, yir legs are affa thin, (awfully)
A couple o' banes covered ower wi' skin, (bones) (over)
Noo yir gettin' a wee double chin, (now)
Wi' sookin' Coulter's Candy. (sucking)
Ally bally, ally bally bee,
When you grow up you'll go to sea,
Makin' pennies for your daddy and me,
Tae buy mair Coulter's Candy.
Mammy gie's ma thrifty doon, (give) (money box) (down)
Here's auld Coulter comin' roon', (old) (around)
Wi' a basket on his croon, (with) (crown/head)
Selling Coulter's Candy.
Coulter he's a affa funny man, (very)
He mak's his candy in a pan, (makes)
Awa an greet to yer ma, (away) (cry) (your)
Tae buy some Coulters candy. (to)
Little Annie's greetin' tae,
Sae whit can puir wee Mammy dae, (so) (what) (poor) (do)
But gie them a penny atween them twae, (between) (two)
Tae buy mair Coulter's Candy.
My Aunt Jane
My Aunt Jane she tuk me in
An gien me tay oot o her wee tin
Half a bap wae sugar on tha tap
An three black balls fae her wee shap
My Aunt Jane sez drink yer tay
An sing oot til yer dyin' day
An ye wunner why I an sae prood
An ye wunner why I sing sae lood
For my Aunt Jane she tuk me in
An gien me tay oot o her wee tin
Half a bap wae sugar on tha tap
An three black balls fae her wee shap.
Dance Tae Yer Daddie
Dance tae yer daddie, My bonnie laddie,
Dance tae yer daddie, My bonnie lamb
You will hear a fiddle, A story an a riddle
You wull hear a fiddle, When the boat cums hame
Dance tae yer daddie, My bonnie laddie,
Dance tae yer daddie, my bonnie lamb
Ye’ll soon hear a sang, Aa can sing alang
Ye’ll soon hear a sang When the boat cums hame
Dance tae yer daddie, My bonnie laddie,
Dance tae yer daddie, my bonnie lamb
An ye’ll get a fishie, In a wee dishie
An ye’ll get a fishie, When the boat cums hame
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