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Willie Doo
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‘Whar hae ye been a' the day, Willie doo, Willie doo?Whar hae ye been a' the day, Willie, my doo?’
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‘I've been to see my step-mother; make my bed, lay me down;Make my bed, lay me down, die shall I now!’
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‘What got ye frae your step-mother, Willie doo, Willie doo?What got ye frae your step-mother, Willie, my doo?’
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‘She gae me a speckled trout; make my bed, lay me down;She gae me a speckled trout, die shall I now!’
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‘Whar got she the speckled trout, Willie doo, Willie doo?’‘She got it amang the heather hills; die shall I now.’
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‘What did she boil it in, Willie doo, Willie doo?’‘She boild it in the billy-pot; die shall I now!’
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‘What gaed she you for to drink, Willie doo, Willie doo?What gaed she you for to drink, Willie, my doo?’
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‘She gaed me hemlock stocks; make my bed, lay me down;Made in the brewing pot; die shall I now!’
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They made his bed, laid him down, poor Willie doo, Willie doo;He turnd his face to the wa; he's dead now!
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