A Wee Burr Stuck Tae Ma Apron

Sung by Nicole Robertson. Born in Aberdeen, Nicole is daughter of the noted traditional singer and storyteller Stanley Robertson and great niece of the legendary traditional singer Jeannie Robertson. While only 14 years old she won the prestigious Women's Singing Trophy at the TMSA's Keith Festival. The song is from family tradition. Recorded at Glasgow City Hall during the Young Champions tour of 1992.

1: It fell on a day on a bonnie simmer's day,
Ma father's key aged aa astray;
I looked for them among the fields sae gay,
An a wee burr stuck tae ma apron.

Chorus:
Wi a rye doo a dum, wi a rye doo a day,
Rye doo a dum, wi a rye doo day;
A rye doo a dum, wi a rye doo a day,
An a wee burr stuck tae ma apron.

2: As I gaed walkin up the stair,
Combin doun ma yeller hair;
Ma mither's asked me, "Fit's that doun there,
That's sae weel rowed under ma apron?"

3: As I gaed walkin up the stair,
Combin doun ma yeller hair;
Ma faither's asked me, "Fit's that doun there?"
That's sae weel rowed under ma apron?

4: "It's nae tae a knight, nor an earl nor a loon,
He's the best hay makker in aa the toon;
He gave me a stomacher tae tie aroon ma goun,
An I rowed it under my apron."

5: As I aged walking doun the street,
Silver buckles on my feet;
But fa dae ye think but I chanced tae meet,
But the wee burr that stuck tae ma apron.

Chorus:
Wi a rye doo a dum, wi a rye doo a day,
Rye doo a dum, wi a rye doo day;
A rye doo a dum, wi a rye doo a day,
An a wee burr stuck tae ma apron.