Songs by Robert Burns

Bob Hay & the Jolly Beggars song book

The rantin dog, the daddy o't


   D                
O wha my babie clouts will buy
   C
O wha will tent me when I cry
 D
Wha will kiss me where I lie?
     G      A         D
The rantin dog, the daddie o't.
 D
Wha will own he did the faut,
 C
Wha will buy the groanin maut,
 D
Wha will tell me how to ca't?
     G      A        D
The rantin dog, the daddie o't.

When I mount the Creepie-chair
Wha will sit beside me there,
Gie me Rob, I'll seek nae mair,
The rantin dog, the daddie o't.

Wha will crack to me my lane,
Wha will mak me fidgin fain;
Wha will kiss me o'er again.
The rantin dog, the daddie o't.


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wha = who
clouts = clothes
tent = tend
faut = fault, blame
maut = malt
ca't = call it
Creepie-chair = the stool of repentance
crack = talk
lane = alone
fidgin fain = fidgetty