what can a young lassie do wi' an auld man

what can a young lassie, what shall a young lassie,

what can a young lassie do wi' an auld man?

bad luck on the penny that tempted my minnie

to sell her puir jenny for siller an' lan'.

bad luck on the penny that tempted my minnie

to sell her puir jenny for siller an' lan'!

he's alwayspleenin' frae mornin' to e'enin',

he hoasts and he hirples the weary day lang;

he's doylt and he's dozin, his blude it is frozen,—

o, dreary's the night wi' a craauld man!

he's doylt and he's dozin, his blude it is frozen,

o, dreary's the night wi' a craauld man.