32. Drunkard's Ragged Wee Ane- Walker (CA) 1927
32 - THE DRUNKARD'S RAGGED WEE ANE
Communicated by Miss E. E. McGregor, Los Angeles, California, August, 1927. Learned by her mother from the singing of Mr. William Walker, Glasgow, Scotland. Music noted by Miss Mary M. Lynn.
A wee bit ragged laddie,
Gaee wandering thru the atreet,
lliading mong the snaw,
Wlr hle we6 blt haokot feet.
Eers ehlverlng rylt tbe oauld blast,
Ee I e greetlng x,1i t tho patn,
0r whar E the pulr callan?
Hers the drunkardrs ragged woo ano.
Wadlng rnong
stands at ilka door,
And keeks wlt rrlstful ocr
see the orowd around the fLre,
AII laughing loud wlf glee.
darena venture bon,
Tho hls heart be ersr so fain,
mauna play wlt lther balrne,
The drunkardrs ragged woe Bnso
0 plty tho wee Laddie,
Sae gutleless and Eao young,
The oath that loaves the faethsrt s 1lps,
lTllL settle on his tonguo.
And slnful words hls nlther speaks,
Eis infant lips to etraln,
0 plty the uro laddie,
Hel s the drunkardr s ragged wee B[o