My dearie sits ower late up,
My hinney sits ower late up,
My laddy sits ower late up,
Betwixt the pint pot and the cup.

Hey! Johnnie, come hame to your bairn,
Hey! Johnnie, come hame to your bairn,
Hey! Johnnie, come hame to your bairn,
Wiv a rye loaf under your airm.

He addles three ha'pence a week,
Tha's nobbut a farding a day,
He sits wiv his pipe in his cheek,
And he fuddles his money away.

My laddy is never the near,
My hinney is never the near,
And when I cry out "lad cam hame,"
He calls out again for mair beer.

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Source: John Stokoe, 1882, Songs and Ballads of Northern England, Walter Scott Ltd, London and Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Notes:
Bruce and Stokoe wrote:

This nursery song is thoroughly local, and dates from the beginning of the last century [early 1800's]. There is such an insignificant difference between the above tune and "Dorrington Lads" that they are usually taken to be the same air. As it is, however, better to err in repitition than in omission, we have included both, premising that we have been unable to settle the question of priority of date.

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