Coulter's Candy (Willem Verkaik)

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• (Posted 2015-03-25)  CPDL #34879:        (Finale 2004)

Editor: Willem Verkaik (submitted 2015-03-25).   Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 210 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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General Information

Title: Coulter's Candy
Composer: Willem Verkaik
Lyricist:

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SATTB
Genre: Secular, Folksong

Language: Lowland Scots
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1990
Description: 

Original text and translations

English text

Allie, ballie, allie ballie bee,
sittin' on yer mammies knee,
creetin' for anither bawbee,
tae buy mair Coulters candy.

Allie, ballie, allie ballie bee,
when you grow up you'll go to sea,
makin' pennies for yer daddy and me
tae buy mair Coulters candy.

Mammie gie me ma thrifty doon
here's aul' Coulter comin' roon',
wi' a basket on his croon
selling Coulters candy.

Little Annie's creetin' tae,
sae whit can puir wee mammie dae
but gie them a penny atween them twae,
tae buy mair Coulters candy.