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DUET— SAW YE JOHNNIE COMIN' ? QUO' SHE.
Words by Lady Nairne.
1st Voice Cheerfully.
Saw ye John - nie com - in 1 ? quo' she, Saw ye John - nie com - in' ?
Saw ye John-nie com-in'? quo" she, Saw ye Johnnie com - in'? Wi' his blue
Fee him, father, fee him, quo she,
Fee him, father, fee him ;
Fee him, father, fee him, quo' she,
Fee him, father, fee him ;
For he is a gallant lad,
And a weel doin' ;
And a' the wark about the house
Gaes wi' me when I see him, quo' she,
Wi' me when I see him.
What will I do wi' him, hizzie?
What will I do wi' him ?
He's ne'er a sark upon his back,
And I ha'e nane to gi'e him.
I ha'e twa sarks into my kist,
And ane o' them I'll gi'e him,
And for a merk o' mair fee
Dinna stand wi' him, quo' she,
Dinna stand wi' him.
For weel do I lo'e him, quo' she,
Weel do I lo'e him ;
For weel do I lo'e him, quo' she,
Weel do I lo'e him.
fee him, father, fee him, quo' she,
Fee him, father, fee him ;
He'll haud the pleugh, thrash in the barn,
And crack wi' me at e'enin', quo' she,
And crack wi' me at e'enin'.