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