4
'And what did she do wi the fish, my little wee croodlin doo?'
'She boiled it in a brass pan; O mak my bed, mammie, now!'
5
'And what did ye do wi the banes o't, my bonnie wee croodlin doo?'
'I gied them to my little dog; mak my bed, mammie, now!'
6
'And what did your little doggie do, my bonnie wee croodlin doo?'
'He stretched out his head, his feet, and deed; and so will I, mammie, now!'
L.
Buchan's MSS, II, 322; Ballads of the North of Scotland, II, 179.
1
'Whar hae ye been a' the day, Willie doo, Willie doo?
Whar hae ye been a' the day, Willie, my doo?'
2
'I've been to see my step-mother; make my bed, lay me down;
Make my bed, lay me down, die shall I now!'
3
'What got ye frae your step-mother, Willie doo, Willie doo?
What got ye frae your step-mother, Willie, my doo?'
4
'She gae me a speckled trout; make my bed, lay me down;
She gae me a speckled trout, die shall I now!'
5
'Whar got she the speckled trout, Willie doo, Willie doo?'
'She got it amang the heather hills; die shall I now.'