Wee Cooper O'Fife

There was a wee Cooper wha lived in Fife, Nickety, Nackety, noo, noo, noo, And he has gotten a gentle wife, Hey Willy Wallacky, hoo John Dougal, A lane, quo'Rushity, roue, roue, roue.

She wadna bake, nor she wadna brew, Nickety, Nackety, noo, noo, noo, For the spoiling o' her comely hue, Hey Willy Wallacky, hoo John Dougal, A lane, quo'Rushity, roue, roue, roue.

She wadna card, nor she wadna spin, Nickety, Nackety, noo, noo, noo, For the shamin' o' her gentle kin, Hey Willy Wallacky, hoo John Dougal, A lane, quo'Rushity, roue, roue, roue.

She wadna wash, nor she wadna wring, Nickety, Nackety, noo, noo, noo, For the spoiling o' her gowden ring, Hey Willy Wallacky, hoo John Dougal, A lane, quo'Rushity, roue, roue, roue.

The Cooper has gane to his woo' pack, Nickety, Nackety, noo, noo, noo, And he's laid a sheep's skin on his wife's ba'ck, Hey Willy Wallacky, hoo John Dougal, A lane, quo'Rushity, roue, roue, roue.

It's I'll no thrash ye for your gentle kin, Nickety, Nackety, noo, noo, noo, But I will thrash my ain sheep's skin, Hey Willy Wallacky, hoo John Dougal, A lane, quo'Rushity, roue, roue, roue.

Oh I will bake, and I will brew, Nickety, Nackety, noo, noo, noo, And nae mair think o' my comely hue, Hey Willy Wallacky, hoo John Dougal, A lane, quo'Rushity, roue, roue, roue.

Oh I will card, and I will spin, Nickety, Nackety, noo, noo, noo, And nae main think o' my gentle kin, Hey Willy Wallacky, hoo John Dougal, A lane, quo'Rushity, roue, roue, roue.

Oh I will wash, and I will wring, Nickety, Nackety, noo, noo, noo, and nae mair think o' my gowden ring, Hey Willy Wallacky, hoo John Dougal, A lane, quo'Rushity, roue, roue, roue.

A! ye wha ha'e gotten a gentle wife, Nickety, Nackety, noo, noo, noo, Just you send for the wee Cooper o' Fife, Hey Willy Wallacky, hoo John Dougal, A lane, quo'Rushity, roue, roue, roue.