BA WEE BIRDIE

Ba, wee birdie, birdie;
Ba, wee birdie, croon;
The ewes are awa to the siller parks,
The kye's amang the broom;
The wee bits o' yowes to the heathery knowes,
They'll no be back till noon;
If they dinna get something ere they gang out,
Their wee pipes will be toom.
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Chambers PRS (1847), 187; (1870), 24, from the west of
Scotland. Cf. "Hush-a-ba birdie, croon".

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