Child Ballads - Lyrics

1

'Whare ye been a' day, my little toorin ?'
'It' I've been my grandmammy'; mak my bed, mammy, now.'

2

'And what did ye get your grandmammy, my little toorin ?'
'It' I got wee fishy eat; mak my bed, mammy, now.'

3

'An what did ye do wi the banes it, my little toorin ?'
'I to my black doggy eat; mak my bed, mammy, now.'

4

'An what did your little black doggy syne, my little toorin ?'
'He out his head, and his feet, and died; as do, mammy, now.'

1	'Whare hae ye been a' day, my little wee toorin dow?' 'It's I've been at my grandmammy's; mak my bed, mammy, now.'
2	'And what did ye get frae your grandmammy, my little wee toorin dow?' 'It's I got a wee bit fishy to eat; mak my bed, mammy, now.'
3	'An what did ye do wi the banes o it, my little wee toorin dow?' 'I gied it to my black doggy to eat; mak my bed, mammy, now.'
4	'An what did your little black doggy do syne, my little wee toorin dow?' 'He shot out his head, and his feet, and he died; as I do, mammy, now.'