what a young ssie do wi' an auld man
what a young ssie, what shall a young ssie,
what a young ssie do wi' an auld man?
bad lu the penny that tempted my minnie
to sell her puir jenny for siller an' n'.
bad lu the penny that tempted my minnie
to sell her puir jenny for siller an' n'!
he's always pleenin' frae mornin' to e'enin',
he hoasts and he hirples the weary day ng;
he's doylt and he's dozin, his blude it is frozen,—
o, dreary's the night wi' a crazy auld man!
he's doylt and he's dozin, his blude it is frozen,
o, dreary's the night wi' a crazy auld man.
he hums and he hankers, he frets and he kers,
i never please him do a' that i ;
he's peevish an' jealous o' a' the young fellows,—
o, dool on the day i met wi' an auld man!
he's peevish an' jealous o' a' the young fellows,
o, dool on the day i met wi' an auld man.
my auld auie upoaks pity,
i'll do my endeavour to follow her pn;
i'll cross him an' wrack him, until i heartbreak him
and then his auld brass will buy me a new pan,
i'll cross him an' wrack him, until i heartbreak him,
and then his auld brass will buy me a new pan.