X:1
T:O Can Ye Sew Cushions
M:3/4
L:1/8
S:The Scots Musical Museum, vol. V (1796), no. 444
B:Four volume edition of 1853; rpt. Folklore Associates, 1962
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w:O can ye sew Cush-ions, and can ye sew Sheets and
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w:can ye_ sing_ bal-lu-loo_ when the bairn greets.
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w:And hee and baw bir-die and hee and baw lamb and
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w:hee and baw bir-die my bon-nie wee lamb.
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w:Hee O wee O what wou'd I do wi' you black's the life that
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w:I lead wi' you mon-ny O you lit-tle for to gie you
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w:hee O wee O what would I do wi' you.
W:O can ye sew Cushions,
W:And can ye sew sheets
W:And can ye sing bal-lu-loo
W:When the bairn greets.
W:
W:And hee and baw bir-die
W:And hee and baw lamb
W:And hee and baw bir-die
W:My bon-nie wee lamb.
W:
W:Hee O wee O what wou'd I do
W:Wi' you black's the life that
W:I lead wi' you mon-ny
W:O you lit-tle for to gie you
W:Hee O wee O what would I do wi' you.