And can ye sing ballulow when the bairn greets?
And hie and baw, birdie, and hie and baw, lamb,
And hee and baw, birdie, my bonnie wee lamb.
Hie-o, wie-o what will I do wi’ ye?
Black’s the life that I lead wi’ ye,
Many o’you, little for to gi’ ye,
Hie-o, wie-o, what will I do wi’ ye?
I’ve placed my cradle on yon hilly top,
And aye as the wind blew my cradle did rock.
O hush-a-by, babie, O baw lily loo,
And hee adn baw, birdie, my bonnie wee doo,
Hie-o, wie-o what will I do wi’ ye?
Black’s the life that I lead wi’ ye,
Many o’you, little for to gi’ ye,
Hie-o, wie-o, what will I do wi’ ye?