O Can ye sew cushions, an can ye sew sheets? And can ye sing ballooloo when the bairn greets? And hee and haw birdie, and hee and haw lamb; And hee and haw, birdie, my bonnie wee lamb! Heeo, weeo, what wou'd I do wi' you? Black's the life that I lead wi' you; Mony o' ye, Little for to gie you. Heeo, weeo, what wou'd I do wi' you?
Sing bal la loo lammie, sing bal la loo dear, Does wee lammie ken that its daddie's no here? Ye're rockin' fu' sweetly on mammie's warm knee, But daddie's a rockin' upon the saut sea.