Robert Burns (1759–1796). Poems and Songs.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14. |
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| 523. Song—The Cooper o’ Cuddy |
| | | | | Tune—“Bab at the bowster.” |
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| Chorus—We’ll hide the Cooper behint the door, | |
| Behint the door, behint the door, | |
| We’ll hide the Cooper behint the door, | |
| And cover him under a mawn, O. | |
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| THE COOPER o’ Cuddy came here awa, | 5 |
| He ca’d the girrs out o’er us a’; | |
| An’ our gudewife has gotten a ca’, | |
| That’s anger’d the silly gudeman O. | |
| We’ll hide the Cooper, &c. | |
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| He sought them out, he sought them in, | 10 |
| Wi’ deil hae her! an’, deil hae him! | |
| But the body he was sae doited and blin’, | |
| He wist na where he was gaun O. | |
| We’ll hide the Cooper, &c. | |
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| They cooper’d at e’en, they cooper’d at morn, | 15 |
| Till our gudeman has gotten the scorn; | |
| On ilka brow she’s planted a horn, | |
| And swears that there they sall stan’ O. | |
| We’ll hide the Cooper, &c. | |
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