Robin he married a wife in the West,
(Moppety, moppety, mono:)
And she turned out to be none of the best,
(With a high jig jiggety, tops and petticoats,
Robin-a-Thrush cries mono.)

When she rises she gets up in haste,
(Moppety, moppety, mono:)
And flies to the cupboard before she is laced,
(With a high jig jiggety, tops and petticoats,
Robin-a-Thrush cries mono.)

She milks her cows but once a week
(Moppety, moppety, mono:)
And that's what makes her butter so sweet,
(With a high jig jiggety, tops and petticoats,
Robin-a-Thrush cries mono.)

When she churns she churns in a boot,
(Moppety, moppety, mono:)
And instead of a cruddle she puts in her foot,
(With a high jig jiggety, tops and petticoats,
Robin-a-Thrush cries mono.)

She puts her cheese upon the shelf
(Moppety, moppety, mono:)
And leaves it to turn till it turns of itself,
(With a high jig jiggety, tops and petticoats,
Robin-a-Thrush cries mono.)

It turned of itself and fell on the floor,
(Moppety, moppety, mono:)
Got up on its feet and ran out of the door,
(With a high jig jiggety, tops and petticoats,
Robin-a-Thrush cries mono.)

It ran till it came to Wakefield Cross,
(Moppety, moppety, mono:)
And she followed after upon a white horse,
(With a high jig jiggety, tops and petticoats,
Robin-a-Thrush cries mono.)

This song it was made for gentlemen,
(Moppety, moppety, mono:)
If you want any more you must sing it again,
(With a high jig jiggety, tops and petticoats,
Robin-a-Thrush cries mono.)

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Source: Lucy Broadwood and J A Fuller Maitland. 1893, English County Songs, Leadenhall Press, London

Notes:
Words and tune from A.H. Frere, Esq: sung by a nurse towards the end of the 18th century

Roud: 117 (Search Roud index at VWML) Take Six
Laws:
Child:

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Related Songs:  The Cooper Of Fife (thematic)