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[Verse 1]
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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,
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Hey, willy wallacky, hey, John Dougal,
DA
Alane, quo rushety, roo, roo, roo.
[Verse 2]
DA
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.
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Hey, willy wallacky, hey, John Dougal,
DA
Alane, quo rushety, roo, roo, roo.
[Verse 3]
DA
She would na card, she would na spin
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Nickety, nackety, noo, noo, noo;
ADA
For the shamin' o' her gentle kin,
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Hey, willy wallacky, hey, John Dougal,
DA
Alane, quo rushety, roo, roo, roo.
[Verse 4]
DA
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.
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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;
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But I will thrash my ain sheepskin."
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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
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Hey, willy wallacky, hey, John Dougal,
DA
Alane, quo rushety, roo, roo, roo.