I have a vague recollection of various Geordies singing 'Be kind' and this and looking at the chorus leads me to believe it was the well-known Scots version of 'Auld Maid in the Garret.'

The chorus went 'An it's oh dear me, whit can a dae, if I dee an auld maid in a garret'. I'd be surprised if it's not in the DT. It was published in Norman Buchan's Scottish Song Book p60 titled 'An Auld Maid in the Garret'.