O THAT I had neer been married,
I wad never had nae care,
Now Ive gotten wife an weans,
An they cry Crowdie evermair.
Chorus.Ance crowdie, twice crowdie,
Three times crowdie in a day
Gin ye crowdie ony mair,
Yell crowdie a my meal away.
Waefu Want and Hunger fley me,
Glowrin by the hallan en;
Sair I fecht them at the door,
But aye Im eerie they come ben.
Ance crowdie, &c.
