Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song The Wee Cooper O'Fife, artist - Burl Ives. Album song Country Pioneers - Burl Ives, in the genre КантриDate of issue: 11.10.2009
Record label: PER
Song language: English
The Wee Cooper O'Fife |
| There was a wee cooper what lived in Fife |
| Knickety, knackety, no no no |
| And he had gotten a gentle wife |
| Hey willy-wallacky, how John Dougal, a lane quo rooshety roo roo roo |
| She wouldna bake, nor she wouldna brew |
| Knickety, knackety, no no no |
| For the spoilin' o' her comely hue |
| Hey willy-wallacky, how John Dougal, a lane quo rooshety roo roo roo |
| She wouldna wash, nor she wouldna wring |
| Knickety, knackety, no no no |
| For the spoilin' o' her gowden ring |
| Hey willy-wallacky, how John Dougal, a lane quo rooshety roo roo roo |
| She wouldna card, nor she wouldna spin |
| Knickety, knackety, no no no |
| For the shamin' o' her gentle kin |
| Hey willy-wallacky, how John Dougal, a lane quo rooshety roo roo roo |
| So the wee cooper went to his woodpack |
| Knickety, knackety, no no no |
| And laid a sheepskin on his wife’s back |
| Hey willy-wallacky, how John Dougal, a lane quo rooshety roo roo roo |
| 'Now, I wouldna thrash ye for your gentle kin |
| Knickety, knackety, no no no |
| But I would thrash me ain sheepskin' |
| Hey willy-wallacky, how John Dougal, a lane quo rooshety roo roo roo |
| 'Oh, I will bake and I will brew |
| Knickety, knackety, no no no |
| And nae mair think o' my comely hue! |
| Hey willy-wallacky, how John Dougal, a lane quo rooshety roo roo roo |
| 'And I will wash and I will wring |
| Knickety, knackety, no no no |
| And nae mair think o' my gowden ring! |
| Hey willy-wallacky, how John Dougal, a lane quo rooshety roo roo roo |
| 'And I will card and I will spin |
| Knickety, knackety, no no no |
| And nae mair think o' my gentle kin!' |
| Hey willy-wallacky, how John Dougal, a lane quo rooshety roo roo roo |
| So ye what has gotten a gentle wife |
| Knickety, knackety, no no no |
| Just ye send for the wee cooper o' Fife! |
| Hey willy-wallacky, how John Dougal, a lane quo rooshety roo roo roo |