by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
My daddie is a cankered carle
Language: English
My daddie is a cankered carle, He'll nae twine wi' his gear; My minny she's a scolding wife, Hauds a' the house asteer: But let them say, or let them do, Its a' ane to me, For he's low down, he's in the broom, That's waiting on me. My aunty Kate sits at her wheel, And sair she lightlies me, But weel ken I its a' envy, For ne'er a jo has she: But let them say, or let them do, Its a' ane to me, For he's low down, he's in the broom, That's waiting on me. My cousin Kate was sair beguiled Wi' Johnny i' the glen, And ay sinsyne she cries, beware Of false deluding men: But let them say, or let them do, Its a' ane to me, For he's low down, he's in the broom, That's waiting on me. Glee'd Sandy he came west ae night, And spier'd when I saw Pate, And ay sinsyne the neighbours round, They jeer me ear and late: But let them say, or let them do, Its a' ane to me, For he's low down, he's in the broom, That's waiting on me.
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GLOSSARY
Cankered carle = angry old man;
Nae twine = part with;
Gear = riches, goods of any kind;
Minny = mother;
Hauds a' the house asteer = keeps all the house busy;
Lightlies = sneers at;
Jo = sweetheart;
Sinsyne = since that time;
Glee'd = squint-eyed;
Spier'd = enquired;
Ear = early in the morning.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "Low down in the broom", JHW. XXXII/5 no. 375, Hob. XXXIa no. 210 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Francis George Scott (1880 - 1958), "My daddie is a cankered carle", 1940 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2012-02-11
Line count: 32
Word count: 194