We're a' laid idle Wi' the keepin' o' the bairn The lad will nay work and the lass will nay learn The lad will nay work and the lass will nay learn Thou lies ower lang in thy bed Bonny at morn Canny at e'en Bonny at morn Canny at e'en Bonny at morn Thou lies ower lang in thy bed Bonny at morn Thou hinders thy mother at every turn