Nope, Susan, I don't do sheet music either, but the do-re-mi's of the way I learned it (also sung this way by Dominic Behan, I'm pretty sure) are:
(low) sol, do, do, re, LA, do, do, re, LA There was an old piper, old and hoary La, do, do, re, la, do, do-mi-sol. Who lived in the town of Ballaboreen. (high) do, do-la, sol, sol, mi, re, mi-re, do, (low) la, sol. This old piper he played before Moses (low) sol, do, do, do-re, do-re, mi, do. And this the only tune that he could play.
(high) do, sol, re-do, la, Nyah, nyah, nyah, nyah, (low) sol-do, do, re-mi, re-do, sol. Nyah, nyah, nyah, nyah, nyah. (high) do, sol, re-do, la, Nyah, nyah, nyah, nyah, (low) sol-do, do, re-mi, re-do, sooollll(ending in a great descending whinny!). Nyah, nyah, nyah, nyah, nyyyaaaahhhh!
All the "nyahs" are sung through the nose in as unfavorable an imitation of the pipes as possible.
Gawd, I hope those does 'n rays are close to right! I don't know how to indicate the sliding notes properly, I'm afraid.
Sandy (a musical-klutz and lousy proof-reader, as well) P.S.: I actually like the pipes! Honest!
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