"Wee Cooper O' Fife" lyrics - BURL IVES

There was a wee cooper wha lived in Fife
Nickety, nackety, noo, noo, noo;
He had gotten a gentle wife
Hey, willy wallacky, hey, John Dougal
Alane, quo rushety, roo, roo, roo

She would na bake, she would na brew
Nickety, nackety, noo, noo, noo;
For the spilin' o' her comely hue
Hey, willy wallacky, hey, John Dougal
Alane, quo rushety, roo, roo, roo

She would na card, she would na spin
Nickety, nackety, noo, noo, noo;
For the shamin' o' her gentle kin
Hey, willy wallacky, hey, John Dougal
Alane, quo rushety, roo, roo, roo

The cooper has gone to his woo' shack
Nickety, nackety, noo, noo, noo;
And put a sheep's skin across his wife's back
Hey, willy wallacky, hey, John Dougal
Alane, quo rushety, roo, roo, roo

"I will na thrash sheep or your gentle kin
Nickety, nackety, noo, noo, noo;
But I will thrash my ain sheepskin."
Hey, willy wallacky, hey, John Dougal
Alane, quo rushety, roo, roo, roo

Now ye, wha gotten a gentle wife
Nickety, nackety, noo, noo, noo;
Just send ye for the wee cooper o' Fife
Hey, willy wallacky, hey, John Dougal
Alane, quo rushety, roo, roo, roo