Lord Rendal
No: 12; variant: 12K
- 'O WHAUR hae ye been a' the day, my little wee croodlin doo?'
'O I've been at my grandmother's; mak my bed, mammie, now!'
- 'O what gat ye at your grandmother's, my little wee croodlin doo?'
'I got a bonnie wee fishie; mak my bed, mammie, now!'
- 'O whaur did she catch the fishie, my bonnie wee croodlin doo?'
'She catchd it in the gutter hole; mak my bed, mammie, now!'
- 'And what did she do wi the fish, my little wee croodlin doo?'
'She boiled it in a brass pan; O mak my bed, mammie, now!'
- 'And what did ye do wi the banes o't, my bonnie wee croodlin doo?'
'I gied them to my little dog; mak my bed, mammie, now!'
- 'And what did your little doggie do, my bonnie wee croodlin doo?'
'He stretched out his head, his feet, and deed; and so will I, mammie, now!'