There was a wee Cooper wha
lived in Fife
Nickety, Nackety, noo, noo, noo,
And he had gotten a gentle wife,
Hey Willy Wallacky, hey John Dougal,
Alane, quo' Rushety, roo, roo, roo.
She wadna bake, nor she wadna
brew,
Nickety, Nackety, noo, noo, noo,
For the spoiling o' her comely hue,
Hey Willy Wallacky, hey John Dougal,
Alane, quo' Rushety, roo, roo, roo.
She wadna card, nor she wadna
spin,
Nickety, Nackety, noo, noo, noo,
For the shamin' o' her gentle kin,
Hey Willy Wallacky, hey John Dougal,
Alane, quo' Rushety, roo, roo, roo.
She wadna wash, nor she wadna
wring,
Nickety, Nackety, noo, noo, noo,
For the spoiling o' her gowden ring,
Hey Willy Wallacky, hey John Dougal,
Alane, quo' Rushety, roo, roo, roo.
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 back,
Hey Willy Wallacky, hey John Dougal,
Alane, quo' Rushety, roo, roo, roo.
"It's I'll no thrash ye for
your gentle kin",
Nickety, Nackety, noo, noo, noo,
"But I will skelp my ain sheep's skin",
Hey Willy Wallacky, hey John Dougal,
Alane, quo' Rushety, roo, roo, roo.
"Oh I will bake and I will
brew",
Nickety, Nackety, noo, noo, noo,
"And nae mair think o' my comely hue",
Hey Willy Wallacky, hey John Dougal,
Alane, quo' Rushety, roo, roo, roo.
"Oh I will card, and I will
spin",
Nickety, Nackety, noo, noo, noo,
"And nae mair think o' my gentle kin",
Hey Willy Wallacky, hey John Dougal,
Alane, quo' Rushety, roo, roo, roo.
"Oh I will wash, and I will
wring",
Nickety, Nackety, noo, noo, noo,
"And nae mair think o' my gowden ring",
Hey Willy Wallacky, hey John Dougal,
Alane, quo' Rushety, roo, roo, roo.
A' ye wha ha'e gotten a gentle
wife,
Nickety, Nackety, noo, noo, noo,
Send ye for the wee Cooper o' Fife,
Hey Willy Wallacky, hey John Dougal,
Alane, quo' Rushety, roo, roo, roo.
