The Canary/O that I had ne'er been married

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The Canary
by Anonymous
O that I had ne'er been married by Robert Burns
4509755The Canary — O that I had ne'er been marriedRobert Burns (1759-1796)

O that I had ne'er been married.

O that I had ne'er been married,
I wad never had nae care;
Now I've gotten wife and bairns,
And they cry crowdie evermair.
Ance crowdie, twice crowdie,
Three times crowdie in a day;
Gin ye crowdie ony mair
Ye'll crowdie a' my meal away.

Waefu' want and hunger fley me,
Glowrin by the hallan en';
Sair I fight them at the door,
But aye I'm eerie they come ben.
Ance crowdie, &c.