| Author | Topic: Add: Bonny at Morn | |
| dmcg | Posted - 18 Oct 02 - 01:08 pm | |
Bonny at Morn The sheep's in the meadows, The kye's in the corn, (Thou's ower lang in thy bed) Bonny at morn The sheep's in the meadows, The kye's in the corn, (Thou's ower lang in thy bed) Bonny at morn Canny at night, Bonny at morn (Thou's ower lang in thy bed) Bonny at morn. The bird's in the nest, The trout's in the burn, Thou hinders thy mother In many a turn. The bird's in the nest, The trout's in the burn, Thou hinders thy mother In many a turn. Canny at night, Bonny at morn (Thou's ower lang in thy bed) Bonny at morn. We're all laid idle Wi' keeping the bairn The lad winnot work And the lass winnot learn, We're all laid idle Wi' keeping the bairn The lad winnot work And the lass winnot learn, Canny at night, Bonny at morn (Thou's ower lang in thy bed) Bonny at morn. Source: North Countrie Folk Songs for Schools, Ed Whittaker, Pub Curwen, 1921 Notes: The notes for the song say the line in brackets is always addressed to the lazy son who stays on bed o' mornings, while the rest of the lullaby is crooned to the baby, winning and adorded, but a hinderance to domestic duties. Database entry is here Edited By dmcg - 10/18/2002 1:09:45 PM | ||
| Malcolm Douglas |
Posted - 18 Oct 02 - 01:37 pm | |
Roud 3064. Reprinted from Northumbrian Minstrelsy (1882). | ||