O' rattlin', roarin' Willie, O, he held tae the fair, An' for to sell his fiddle an' buy some other ware But parting wi' his fiddle, the saut tear blint his e'e And rattlin', roarin', Willie, Ye're welcome hame to me
O, Willie, come sell your fiddle, come, sell your fiddle sae fine O Willie come sell your fiddle, and buy a pint o' wine If I should sell my fiddle, the world would think I was mad For many a rantin' day my fiddle and I hae had
As I cam' by Crochallan, I cannily keekit ben Rattlin', roarin' Willie was sitting at yon board en' Siting at yon board en' and amang guid company Rattlin', roarin', Willie, ye're welcome hame to me
Glossary amang: among ben: inner room of a two room cottage board en': table end cannily: softly, stealthily e'e: eye guid: good hae: have hame: home keekit: looked rantin': boisterous, rollicking saut: salt tae: to