Traditional Scottish children's song.Various lyrics to this song out there. Intro = Chorus All bally ally bally bee Sittin' on yer mammy's knee Waitin' for a wee penny Tae buy mair Coulter's candy verse 1 Mammy gimme ma thrifty doon Here's auld Coulter comin' roon Wi' a basket on his croon Sellin' the Coulter's candy Chorus All bally ally bally bee Sittin' on yer mammy's knee Waitin' for a wee penny Tae buy mair Coulter's candy verse 2 Little Annie's greetin' tae Sae whit can puir wee Mammy dae But gie them a penny atween them twae Tae buy mair Coulter's candy Chorus All bally ally bally bee Sittin' on yer mammy's knee Waitin' for a wee penny Tae buy mair Coulter's candy verse 3 Ally bally ally bally bee When ye grow up you'll go tae sea Makin' pennies for your daddy and me Tae buy mair Coulter's candy Chorus All bally ally bally bee Sittin' on yer mammy's knee Waitin' for a wee penny Tae buy mair Coulter's candy verse 4 Times are gettin' hard the noo Yer daddys signin' on the brew Yer Mammys' still got a penny or two Tae buy some Coulter's candy Chorus All bally ally bally bee Sittin' on yer mammy's knee Waitin' for a wee penny Tae buy mair Coulter's candy Verse 5 Poor wee Jennie's lookin' awfu' thin A rickle of banes kivvered o'er wi' skin Noo she's gettin' a wee double chin From sookin' on Coulter's candy Chorus All bally ally bally bee Sittin' on yer mammy's knee Waitin' for a wee penny Tae buy mair Coulter's candy Verse 6 Come my boy my wee wee man Run doon that road as fast as y'can Pay your money tae the sweetie man For a big bag of Coulter's candy
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