Maw Canny Hinny

Chorus:
Where hes te been, maw cannyu hinny?
An'where hes te been, maw bonny bairn?
Aw was up an'doon, seekin' for maw hinny;
Aw was throo' the toon seekin' for maw bairn.

Aw went up the Butcher Bank an' doon Grindin' Chare;
Ca'd at the Dun Cow, but aw cuddent find thee there.

Then aw went to the Casel Garth and ca'd on Johnny Fife;
The beer-drawer tell'd me she n'er saw thee in her life.

The aw went into the Three Bull's Heeds, an' doon the Lang Stairs,
An' a' the way alang the Close as far as Mr. Mayor's.

Frae theree aw went alang the Brig, an' up te Jackson's Chare,
The back agyen te the Cross Keyes, but cuddent find thee there.

Then cummin'oot o' Pipergate aw met wi' Willy Rigg,
Whe tell'd me that he saw thee standin' luikin' ower the Brig.

Cummin' alang the Brig agyen, aw met wi' Cristy Gee;
He tell'd me that he saw thee gannin' doon Hume's Entry.

Where hev aw been? aw can suen tell ye that;
Cummin' up the Kee aw met wi' Peter Pratt;
Meetin' Peter Pratt, we met wi' Tommy Wear,
And went te Hume's to get a gill o' beere.

That's where aw've been, maw canny hinny!
That's where aw've been maw bonny lamb!
Was tu up and doon seekin' for thee hinny?
Was tu up and' doon seekin for thee lamb?

Then aw met yor Ben an' we were like te fite,
An' when we cam' to Sandgate it was pick nite;
Crossin' the road aw met wi' Bobby Swinny--
Hing on the girdle, lets heve a singin' hinny.

A'me sorrow's ower noo av've fund me hinny,
A' me sorrow's ower noo aw've fund me bairn;
Lang may aw shoot, maw canny hinny,
Lang may aw shoot, maw canny bairn.