There was a wee cooper wha lived in Fife,
Nickety, nackety, noo, noo, noo,
And he has gotten a gentle wife,
Hey willy wallachy, how John Dougal
Alane quo rushety, roo, roo, roo.

She wadna bake and she wadna brew,
Nickety, nackety, noo, noo, noo,
For the spoiling o’ her comely hue,
Hey willy wallachy, how John Dougal
Alane quo rushety, roo, roo, roo.

She wadna card and she wadna spin,
Nickety, nackety, noo, noo, noo,
For the shaming o’ her gentle kin,
Hey willy wallachy, how John Dougal
Alane quo rushety, roo, roo, roo.

The cooper’s awa to his woo’ pack
Nickety, nackety, noo, noo, noo,
And he’s laid a sheepskin on his wife’s back
Hey willy wallachy, how John Dougal
Alane quo rushety, roo, roo, roo.

I’ll no trash you for your proud kin
Nickety, nackety, noo, noo, noo,
But I will thrash my am sheepskin.’
Hey willy wallachy, how John Dougal
Alane quo rushety, roo, roo, roo.

O I’ll nae bake and I’ll nae brew:
Nickety, nackety, noo, noo, noo,
I’ll never do what you want me to do.
Hey willy wallachy, how John Dougal
Alane quo rushety, roo, roo, roo.

O I’ll nae card and I’ll nae spin:
Nickety, nackety, noo, noo, noo,
I’ll never let you threaten me again.
Hey willy wallachy, how John Dougal
Alane quo rushety, roo, roo, roo.

If ye are a gentle wife
Nickety, nackety, noo, noo, noo,
Stay away from the wee cooper o’ Fife.
Hey willy wallachy, how John Dougal
Alane quo rushety, roo, roo, roo

5G Grandfather – Alexander Walker b. Saline, Fife