O, THAT I HAD NE'ER BEEN MARRIED
Chorus
Ance crowdie, twice crowdie,
Three times crowdie in a day!
Gin ye crowdie onie mair,
Ye'll crowdie a' my meal away.
I
O, that I had ne'er been married,
I wad never had nae care!
Now I've gotten wife an' bairns,
An' they cry ‘Crowdie’ evermair.
II
Waefu' Want and Hunger fley me,
Glowrin by the hallan en';
Sair I fecht them at the door,
But ay I'm eerie they come ben.
Chorus
Ance crowdie, twice crowdie,
Three times crowdie in a day!
Gin ye crowdie onie mair,
Ye'll crowdie a' my meal away.
