Fee him, father

O saw ye Johny cumin, quo' she,

Saw ye Johny cumin:

Wi' his blew bonnet on his head,

And his dogie rinnin, quo' she,

And his dogie rinnin?

O fee him, father, fee him, quo' she,

Fee him, father, fee him;

For he is a gallant lad, and a weil-doin, quo' she,

And a' the wark about the town

Gaes wi' me when I see him, quo'she,

Gaes wi' me when I see him.

[O what will I do wi' him, quo' he,

What will I do wi' him?]

He has ne'er a coat upon his back,

And I hae nane to gie him.

I hae twa coats into my kist,

And ane of them I'll gie him:

And for a merk of mair fee,

Dinna stand wi' him, quo' she,

Dinna stand wi' him.

For weel do I loe him, quo' she,

Weel do I loe him;

O fee him, father, fee him, quo' she,

Fee him, father, fee him;

He'll ha'd the pleugh, thrash in the barn,

And crack wi' me at e'en, quo' she,

And crack wi' me at e'en.