Child Ballads - Lyrics

1

There lives landart Fife,
And has married dandily wife.

2

She wadna shape, nor wad sew,
But sit wi cummers hersell fu.

3

She wadna , nor wad card,
But wad sit and wit laird.

4

He down his sheep-
And cleekit weather the .

5

He' whirpled the weather'-skin
And wrappit dandily lady therein.

6

'I darena you, for your gentle ,
But I skelp my weather'-skin.'
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1	There lives a landart laird in Fife, And he has married a dandily wife.
2	She wadna shape, nor yet wad she sew, But sit wi her cummers and fill hersell fu.
3	She wadna spin, nor yet wad she card, But she wad sit and crack wit the laird.
4	He is down to his sheep-fald And cleekit a weather by the back-spald.
5	He's whirpled aff the gude weather's-skin And wrappit the dandily lady therein.
6	'I darena pay you, for your gentle kin, But weel I may skelp my weather's-skin.' * * * * *