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Thread #155007   Message #4058938
Posted By: Tattie Bogle
12-Jun-20 - 10:21 AM
Thread Name: Bouncing baby rhymes
Subject: RE: Bouncing baby rhymes
My mother used to sing us Babbity Bowster, of which there are many versions, but none that I've found that correspond with hers.

Wha learned ye tae dance,
Ye tae dance, ye tae damce,
Wha learned ye tae dance,
Babbity Bowster brawly?

Ma mither learned me tae dance,
Me tae dance, me tae dance,
Ma mither learned me tae dance,
Babbity Bowster brawly.

I widnae hae a laddie-O,
A laddie-O, a laddie-O,
I widnae hae a laddie-O,
I'd raither hae a wee lassie.