Lyrics
(Scottish folk song)
¹Katie Beardie had a coo,
Black and white about the mou’¹,
Wasna that a dainty coo?
Dance Katie Bairdie!
Katie Beardie had a hen,
Cackled but and cackled ben²,
Wasna that a dentie hen?
Dance Katie Beardie!
Katie Bairdie had a pig
It could dance the Irish jig
Wasna that a funny pig?
Dance Katie Bairdie!
Katie Beardie had a grice³,
It could skate upon the ice;
Wasna that a dentie grice?
Dance Katie Beardie!
Katie Beardie had a wean+
Widnae play oot in the rain.
Wasna that a dainty wean?
Dance, Katle Beardie.
Katie Beardie had a cat,
Sleek and sly and unco* fat.
Wasna that a dainty cat?
Dance, Katie Beardie.
1 = mou’ = mouth
2 = but and ben = two-roomed house (source)
3 = price = young pig (source)
+ = wean = young child (source)
* = unco = extremely (source)
Recorder Notes G, A, B, C, D’
See also
- Country: Scotland
- Subject: silly
- Harmony: I, V
- Melody: G,A,B,C,D’
- Meter: 6/8
- Scale: pentachord
- Tones: drmfs
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- Recording
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