| lyric | 1. O, can ye sew cushions? And can ye sew sheets?
And can ye sing balloo loo when the bairn greets?
And hee and haw birdie, And hee and haw, lamb;
And hee and haw, birdie, My bonnise wee lamb!
Chorus:
Heeo, weeo, what wou’d I do wi’ you?
Black’s the life that I lead wi’ you;
Mony, o’ ye, Little for to gie yoou
Heeo, weeo, what wou’d I do wi’ you?
2. Ibiggit the cradle upon the treetop,
And aye as the wind blew, my cradle did rock.
And hush a baw baby, 0ba lil li loo,
And he and baw, birdie, my bonnie wee doo.
3. Now hush a baw lammie, and hush a baw dear,
Now hush a baw lammie, thy minnie is here.
The wild wind is ravin’, thy minnie’s heart sair,
The wild wind is ravin’, but ye dinna care.
4. Sing bal la loo lammie. sing bal la loo dear,
Does wee lammie ken that its daddie’s no here ?
Ye’re rockin' fu"" sweetly on mammie’s warm knee,
But daddie’s arockin’ upon the saut sea. |