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Haben a Boo an' a Banner
Transcription & Notes by JL


Oh, my faither was hanged for sheep stealin'
My mither was brunt as a witch
Oh, my sister's a bawdy-hoose keeper
An' mysel, I'm a son o' a bitch
Wi' a haben a boo and a bannar
An' a haben a boo an a bay
Wi' ma haben a boo an a bannar
Misha toodle aye oodle aye a

Oh my grannie she farted a fyken [see below]
Will I ha' a feast or a fash
Oh my sister's come doon the stairs drapen [see below]
May the deil sen' a cork up her airse
Wi' a &c.

Fan I was a cobbler in London
And lived in the Royal Exchange
[Oh, I shaved my wifey's condition]??
[Then I entered her rosey behint]??

Fan I was a drapper in London
A lady came into my shop
O she asked me for three yairds of linen
And I gave her three yairds of my .
Wi' a &c

Fan I was a young man in London
And lived at the back of the Bucks [the Palace, maybe?]
Oh I earned five shillings every morning
To learn young ladies to .
Wi' a &c.

Fan I was a hedger and ditcher
An' up to my knees amang snaw
Oh the deil took a haud o' ma ballocks
And he swore he waud rug 'em awa'
Wi' a &c.


Notes:   farted a fyken - I thought I'd seen that phrase before somewhere. I can't gloss that except the verb fyk/fyke/fike to figit/do meaningless work. "She farted while figiting around?" Not very good, really.

drapen - Legman gives for Jeannie's singing, "drettin'" - shitting



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