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Ally, bally, ally bally bee, |
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Sittin' on yer mammy's knee |
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Waitin' for a wee penny |
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Tae buy mair Coulter's candy. |
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Mammy gimme ma thrifty doon |
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Here's auld Coulter comin' roon |
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Wi' a basket on his croon |
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Sellin' the Coulter's candy |
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Ally, bally, ally bally bee, |
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Sittin' on yer mammy's knee |
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Waitin' for a wee penny |
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Tae buy mair Coulter's candy. |
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Little Annie's greetin' tae |
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Sae whit can puir wee Mammy dae |
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But gie them a penny atween them twae |
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Tae buy mair Coulter's candy |
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Ally, bally, ally bally bee, |
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Sittin' on yer mammy's knee |
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Waitin' for a wee penny |
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Tae buy mair Coulter's candy. |
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Ally bally, ally bally bee |
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When ye grow up you'll go tae sea |
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Makin' pennies for your daddy and me |
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Tae buy mair Coulter's candy |
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Ally, bally, ally bally bee, |
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Sittin' on yer mammy's knee |
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Waitin' for a wee penny |
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Tae buy mair Coulter's candy. |
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Times are gettin' hard the noo |
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Yer daddys singin' on the brew |
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Yer Mammys' still got a penny or two |
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Tae buy some Coulter's candy |
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Ally, bally, ally bally bee, |
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Sittin' on yer mammy's knee |
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Waitin' for a wee penny |
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Tae buy mair Coulter's candy. |
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Poor wee Jennie's lookin' awfu' thin |
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A rickle of banes kivvered o'er wi' skin |
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Noo she's gettin' a wee double chin |
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From sookin' on Coulter's candy |
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Ally, bally, ally bally bee, |
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Sittin' on yer mammy's knee |
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Waitin' for a wee penny |
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Tae buy mair Coulter's candy. |
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Come my boy, my wee, wee man |
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Run doon that road as fast as y'can |
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Pay your money tae the sweetie man |
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For a big bag of Coulter's candy |
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Ally, bally, ally bally bee, |
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Sittin' on yer mammy's knee |
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Waitin' for a wee penny |
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Tae buy mair Coulter's candy. |