WHAT can a young lassie, what shall a young lassie,
What can a young lassie do wi an auld man?
Bad luck on the penny that tempted my minnie
To sell her puir Jenny for siller an lan.
Bad luck on the penny that tempted my minnie
To sell her puir Jenny for siller an lan!
Hes always compleenin frae mornin to eenin,
He hoasts and he hirples the weary day lang;
Hes doylt and hes dozin, his blude it is frozen,
O drearys the night wi a crazy auld man!
Hes doylt and hes dozin, his blude it is frozen,
O drearys the night wi a crazy auld man.
He hums and he hankers, he frets and he cankers,
I never can please him do a that I can;
Hes peevish an jealous o a the young fellows,
O dool on the day I met wi an auld man!
Hes peevish an jealous o a the young fellows,
O dool on the day I met wi an auld man.
My auld auntie Katie upon me taks pity,
Ill do my endeavour to follow her plan;
Ill cross him an wrack him, until I heartbreak him
And then his auld brass will buy me a new pan,
Ill cross him an wrack him, until I heartbreak him,
And then his auld brass will buy me a new pan.
