O can you sew cushions and can you sew sheets,
And can you sing bah-loo-low when the bairn greets,
And hie and ho birdie and hie and ho lamb,
And hie and baw birdie my bonnie wee lamb.
Hee-ho-wee-o what will I do with thee,
Black’s the life that I lead with you,
Many of you little for to give you,
Hee-o-wee-o what will I do with you.
And I placed my cradle on yon holly top,
And then when the wind blows the cradle will rock,
And hush-a-bye baby and bah-lilly lou,
And hee and bah birdie my bonny wee you.
Hee-ho-wee-o what will I do with thee,
Black’s the life that I lead with you,
Many of you little for to give you,
Hee-o-wee-o what will I do with you.