COULTER'S CANDY
Robert Coltart
Mammy gie me ma thrifty doon,
Here's auld Coulter
comin' roon',
Wi' a basket on his
croon,
Sellin' Coulter's Candy.
Ally bally, ally bally bee,
Sittin' on yir
mammy's knee,
Greetin' for anither
bawbee,
Tae buy some Coulter's
Candy.
Ally bally, ally bally bee,
When you grow up you'll
go tae sea,
Makin' pennies for your
mammy an' me,
Tae buy some Coulter's
Candy.
Oor wee Annie's greetin' tae,
So whit can puir
auld mammy dae?
But gie them a penny atween them twae
Tae buy some Coulter's
Candy.
Puir wee Jeannie's lookin' awfy thin,
Jist a rickle o' banes
covered ower wi' skin,
But noo she's gettin' a
double chin,
Wi' sookin' Coulter's
Candy.
Footnote : Coltart's Candy (
pronounced Coolter ) is a well-known and still popular children's song
which Robert Coltart wrote himself, ( an early form of advertisement !
). It was made in Melrose by this colourful travelling man who attracted
children like a Pied Piper so popular was his aniseed-flavoured candy.
The recipe died with Coltart in 1890.
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