THE WEE COOPER O' FIFE

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             There was a wee cooper wha' lived in Fife,
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             (Ch:   Nickety nackety, noo,noo,noo)
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             And he hae gotten a gentle wife,
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             (Ch:   Hey Willie Wallacky, Ho, John Dougal,
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                       alane quo rushety roo,roo,roo.)


             She wouldnae card, she wouldnae spin
             For the shaming o' her gentle kin.


             She wouldnae wash, she wouldnae wring
             For the spoiling o' her gaulden ring.


             She wouldnae bake, she wouldnae brew
             For the spoiling o' her family hue.


             The cooper hae gane tae his woolpack,
             He's laid a sheepskin across his wife's back.


             I wouldnae thrash ye for your gentle kin,
             But I would thrash my ain sheepskin!


             A' ye wha hae gotten a gentle wife,
             Send ye for the wee cooper o' Fife.