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Aye, bonny lassie, will you, will you come,
To the bonny woods of ivy?
Aye, bonny lassie, will you, will you come,
For to mind my father's hens?
There's a chook-chook here, and a chook-chook there,
Here's a chook, there's a chook, everywhere a chook-chook.
Aye, bonny lassie, will you, will you come,
To the bonny woods of ivy?
Aye, bonny lassie, will you, will you come,
For to mind my father's ducks?
There's a gibble-gobble here, and a gibble-gobble there,
Here's a gibble, there's a gibble, everywhere a gibble-gobble;
Chook-chook here, chook-chook there, everywhere a chook-chook.
Aye, bonny lassie, will you, will you come,
To the bonny woods of ivy?
Aye, bonny lassie, will you, will you come,
For to mind my father's geese?
There's a kwonk-kwonk here, and a kwonk-kwonk there,
Here's a kwonk, there's a kwonk, everywhere a kwonk-kwonk,
Gibble-gobble here, gibble-gobble there, everywhere a gibble-gobble,
Chook-chook here, chook-chook there, everywhere a chook-chook.
Aye, bonny lassie, will you, will you come,
To the bonny woods of ivy?
Aye, bonny lassie, will you, will you come,
For to mind my father's dogs?
There's a bow-wow here, and a bow-wow there,
Here's a bow, there's a bow, everywhere a bow-wow,
Kwonk-kwonk here, kwonk-kwonk there, everywhere a kwonk-kwonk,
Gibble-gobble here, gibble-gobble there, everywhere a gibble-gobble,
Chook-chook here, chook-chook there, everywhere a chook-chook.
Aye, bonny lassie, will you, will you come,
To the bonny woods of ivy?
Aye, bonny lassie, will you, will you come,
For to mind my father's cats?
There's a meow-meow here, and a meow-meow there,
Here's a meow, there's a meow, everywhere a meow-meow,
Bow-wow here, bow-wow there, everywhere a bow-wow,
Kwonk-kwonk here, kwonk-kwonk there, everywhere a kwonk-kwonk,
Gibble-gobble here, gibble-gobble there, everywhere a gibble-gobble,
Chook-chook here, chook-chook there, everywhere a chook-chook.
Aye, bonny lassie, will you, will you come,
To the bonny woods of ivy?
Aye, bonny lassie, will you, will you come,
For to mind my father's sheep?
There's a maa-maa here, and a maa-maa there,
Here's a maa, there's a maa, everywhere a maa-maa,
Meow-meow here, meow-meow there, everywhere a meow-meow,
Bow-wow here, bow-wow there, everywhere a bow-wow,
Kwonk-kwonk here, kwonk-kwonk there, everywhere a kwonk-kwonk,
Gibble-gobble here, gibble-gobble there, everywhere a gibble-gobble,
Chook-chook here, chook-chook there, everywhere a chook-chook.
Aye, bonny lassie, will you, will you come,
To the bonny woods of ivy?
Aye, bonny lassie, will you, will you come,
For to mind my father's goat?
There's a naa-naa here, and a naa-naa there,
Here's a naa, there's a naa, everywhere a naa-naa,
Maa-maa here, maa-maa there, everywhere a maa-maa,
Meow-meow here, meow-meow there, everywhere a meow-meow,
Bow-wow here, bow-wow there, everywhere a bow-wow,
Kwonk-kwonk here, kwonk-kwonk there, everywhere a kwonk-kwonk,
Gibble-gobble here, gibble-gobble there, everywhere a gibble-gobble,
Chook-chook here, chook-chook there, everywhere a chook-chook.
Aye, bonny lassie, will you, will you come,
To the bonny woods of ivy?
Aye, bonny lassie, will you, will you come,
For to mind my father's pigs?
There's a snort-snort here, and a snort-snort there.
Here's a snort, there's a snort, everywhere a snort snort,
Naa-naa here, naa-naa there, everywhere a naa-naa,
Maa-maa here, maa-maa there, everywhere a maa-maa,
Meow-meow here, meow-meow there, everywhere a meow-meow,
Bow-wow here, bow-wow there, everywhere a bow-wow,
Kwonk-kwonk here, kwonk-kwonk there, everywhere a kwonk-kwonk,
Gibble-gobble here, gibble-gobble there, everywhere a gibble-gobble,
Chook-chook here, chook-chook there, everywhere a chook-chook.
Aye, bonny lassie, will you, will you come,
To the bonny woods of ivy?
Collected in 1951 from John M. Curtis of Trepassey, NL, and published in MacEdward Leach And The Songs Of Atlantic Canada © 2004 Memorial University of Newfoundland Folklore and Language Archive (MUNFLA).
A variant was collected from Eliza Gardey [b.1934] of London, England, by Cecil Sharp and first printed in English Folk-Songs For Schools, Novello, London, 1908-1925, #965.
A composite version was also published in Cecil Sharp [1859-1924] and Maud Karpeles [1885-1976], 80 English Folk Songs, #78.
