We're all laid idle With the keeping of the bairn The lad will nay work and the lass will nay learn The lad will nay work and the lass will nay learn Thou lies over long in thy bed Bonny at morn Canny at eve Bonny at morn Canny at eve Bonny at morn Thou lies over long in thy bed Bonny at morn Thou hinders thy mother at every turn