by William Creech (1745 - 1815)
We’ll hap and row, we'll hap and row
Language: Scottish (Scots)
We’ll hap and row, we'll hap and row, We'll hap and row the feetie o't; It is a wee bit weary thing: I downa bide the greetie o't. And we pat on the wee bit pan, To boil the lick o' meatie o't; A cinder fell and spoil'd the plan, And burnt a' the feetie o't. Fu' sair it grat, the puir wee brat, And aye it kick'd the feetie o't, Till, puir wee elf, it tired itself; And then began the sleepie o't. The skirling brat nae parritch gat, When it gaed to the sleepie o't; It's waesome true, instead o' 'ts mou' They're round about the feetie o't.
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Authorship:
- by William Creech (1745 - 1815), "Hap and Row" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Francis George Scott (1880 - 1958), "We'll hap and row", published 1922 [ female voice and piano ], from Scottish Lyrics, Book 1, no. 2, Bayley & Ferguson [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2018-11-22
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Word count: 110