Keep me leal, and keep me weel,
And keep me bricht and bonnie;
Be day and be nicht and be cannel-licht,
And awa frae the bogey-mannie.

A bitie bake, and a bitie cake,
And a bitie for daddy and mammie;
And at leerie-law and at beddie-baw
I'll aye be your ain wee lammie.

Glossary:
leal = true
leerie-law = cock-crow

Text Authorship:

• by William Soutar (1898 - 1943), "Dawtie's devotion" [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 (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "Dawtie's devotion" [
   text verified 1 time
  ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2012-03-11
Line count: 8
Word count: 53