The Canary/O that I had ne'er been married
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O that I had ne'er been married.
O that I had ne'er been married,I wad never had nae care;Now I've gotten wife and bairns,And they cry crowdie evermair.Ance crowdie, twice crowdie,Three times crowdie in a day;Gin ye crowdie ony mairYe'll crowdie a' my meal away.
Waefu' want and hunger fley me,Glowrin by the hallan en';⟨Sair⟩ I fight them at the door,But aye I'm eerie they come ben.Ance crowdie, &c.