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THE CROODIN DOO by ANONYMOUS

First Line: WHERE HAE YE BEEN A' THE DAY
Last Line: "MAKE MY BED, MAMMIE, NOW!"

WHERE hae ye been a' the day,
My bonny wee croodin doo?
O I hae been at my stepmother's house;
Make my bed, mammie, now, now, now!
Make my bed, mammie, now!

Where did ye get your dinner,
My bonny wee croodin doo?
I got it in my stepmother's;
Make my bed, mammie, now, now, now!
Make my bed, mammie, now!

What did she gie ye to your dinner,
My bonny wee croodin doo?
She ga'e me a little four-footed fish;
Make my bed, mammie, now, now, now!
Make my bed, mammie, now!

Where got she the four-footed fish,
My bonny wee croodin doo?
She got it down in yon well strand;
O make my bed, mammie, now, now, now!
Make my bed, mammie, now!

What did she do wi' the banes o't,
My bonny wee croodin doo?
She ga'e them to the little dog;
Make my bed, mammie, now, now, now!
Make my bed, mammie, now!

O what became o' the little dog,
My bonny wee croodin doo?
O it shot out its feet and died!
O make my bed mammie, now, now, now!
Make my bed, mammie, now!





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