the cooper o' cuddy

tune—“bab at the bowster.”

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.

the cooper o' cuddy came here awa,

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.