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Landlady count the lawin

Traditional

“Landlady count the lawin” as printed in The Book of Scottish Song (1843).

Traditional: Collected Lyrics Text 223 1843 · historical text
Public domainScottish songFolk
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This text comes from The Book of Scottish Song, edited by Alexander Whitelaw, a historical songbook transcribed on Wikisource and reproduced from the pinned revision linked below.

Verse 1

Landlady, count the lawin,

The day is near the dawin;

Ye're a' blind drunk, boys,

And I'm but jolly fou.

Hey tuttie, taitie,

How tuttie, taitie—

Wha's fou now?

Cog an' ye were aye fou,

Cog an' ye were aye fou,

I wad sit and sing to you,

If ye were aye fou.

Weel may ye a' be!

Ill may we never see!

God bless the king, boys,

And the companie!

Hey tuttie, taitie,

How tuttie, taitie—

Wha's fou now?

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Traditional words. Historical text published in The Book of Scottish Song (1843); public domain. No claim to a modern recording or arrangement.

Source & text edition

The Book of Scottish Song (1843), edited by Alexander Whitelaw, “Landlady count the lawin”

Every contribution in this 1843 anthology predates modern copyright terms by more than a century; any contributor died at least 130 years ago, so the text is in the public domain worldwide (life+70 terms expired no later than 2020).

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