IntroAVerse 1ADA
There was a wee cooper wha lived in Fife,
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Nickety, nackety, noo, noo, noo;
ADA
He had gotten a gentle wife,
E7A
Hey, willy wallacky, hey, John Dougal,
DA
Alane, quo rushety, roo, roo, roo.
Verse 2DA
She would na bake, she would na brew
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Nickety, nackety, noo, noo, noo;
ADA
For the spilin' o' her comely hue.
E7A
Hey, willy wallacky, hey, John Dougal,
DA
Alane, quo rushety, roo, roo, roo.
Verse 3DA
She would na card, she would na spin
E7
Nickety, nackety, noo, noo, noo;
ADA
For the shamin' o' her gentle kin,
E7A
Hey, willy wallacky, hey, John Dougal,
DA
Alane, quo rushety, roo, roo, roo.
Verse 4DA
The cooper has gone to his woo' shack,
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Nickety, nackety, noo, noo, noo;
ADA
And put a sheep's skin across his wife's back.
E7A
Hey, willy wallacky, hey, John Dougal,
DA
Alane, quo rushety, roo, roo, roo.
Verse 5]
DA
"I will na thrash sheep or your gentle kin,
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Nickety, nackety, noo, noo, noo;
ADA
But I will thrash my ain sheepskin."
E7A
Hey, willy wallacky, hey, John Dougal,
DA
Alane, quo rushety, roo, roo, roo.
Verse 6]
DA
Now ye, wha gotten a gentle wife
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Nickety, nackety, noo, noo, noo;
ADA
Just send ye for the wee cooper o' Fife
E7A
Hey, willy wallacky, hey, John Dougal,
DA
Alane, quo rushety, roo, roo, roo.
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