Ewan Maccoll - Get up and bar the door
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[Verse]
CIT fell about the Martinmas time,
And aF gay time Git was thenC-o,
FWhen our good wife Cgot puddings to make,
And she’sD boild them in the Gpan-o.
[Chorus]
CThe Barrin' O' the Door Fweel weel Gweel,
CThe Barrin'G O' the Door Cweel.
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CThe wind sae cauld blew south and north,
And bFlew into tGhe floor-o;C
FQuoth our goodman tCo our goodwife,
“Gae 1 ouDt and bar the door-Go.”
[Chorus]
CThe Barrin' O' the Door Fweel weel Gweel,
CThe Barrin'G O' the Door Cweel.
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C“My hand is in my hussyfskap,
GoodmFan, as ye Gmay see-o; C
FAn it shoud nae be Cbarrd this hundred year,
It’s no bDe barrd for me-o.” G
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CThe Barrin' O' the Door Fweel weel Gweel,
CThe Barrin'G O' the Door Cweel.
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CThey made a paction tween them twa,
They Fmade it fiGrm and sureC-o,
FThat the first wordC whaeer shoud speak,
Shoud risDe and bar the door-Go.
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CThe Barrin' O' the Door Fweel weel Gweel,
CThe Barrin'G O' the Door Cweel.
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CThen by there came two gentlemen,
At twFelve o’cloGck at nightC-o,
FAnd they could neitCher see house nor hall,
Nor coal Dnor candle-light-o.G
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CThe Barrin' O' the Door Fweel weel Gweel,
CThe Barrin'G O' the Door Cweel.
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C“Now whether is this a rich man’s house,
Or whFether is iGt a poor-o?C”
FBut neer a word wadC ane o them speak,
For barriDng of the door-o. G
[Chorus]
CThe Barrin' O' the Door Fweel weel Gweel,
CThe Barrin'G O' the Door Cweel.
[Verse]
CAnd first they ate the white puddings,
And tFhen they aGte the blacCk-o;
FTho muckle thought Cthe goodwife to hersel,
Yet neer Da word she spake-o.G
[Chorus]
CThe Barrin' O' the Door Fweel weel Gweel,
CThe Barrin'G O' the Door Cweel.
[Verse]
CThen said the one unto the other,
“HereF, man, takG ye my knifCe-o;
FDo ye tak aff the aCuld man’s beard,
And I’ll Dkiss the goodwife-oG.”
[Chorus]
CThe Barrin' O' the Door Fweel weel Gweel,
CThe Barrin'G O' the Door Cweel.
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C“But there’s nae water in the house,
And wFhat shall Gwe do than-Co?”
F“What ails thee at Cthe pudding-broo,
That boilDs into the pan-o?” G
[Chorus]
CThe Barrin' O' the Door Fweel weel Gweel,
CThe Barrin'G O' the Door Cweel.
[Verse]
CO up then started our goodman,
An anFgry man waGs he-o: C
F“Will ye kiss my wiCfe before my een,
And scad 4 Dme wi pudding-bro?”G
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CThe Barrin' O' the Door Fweel weel Gweel,
CThe Barrin'G O' the Door Cweel.
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CThen up and started our goodwife,
Gied Fthree skipGs on the flCoor-o:
F“Goodman, you’ve spCoken the foremost word,
Get up anDd bar the door-o.” G
[Chorus]
CThe Barrin' O' the Door Fweel weel Gweel,
CThe Barrin'G O' the Door Cweel.
CThe Barrin' O' the Door Fweel weel Gweel,
CThe Barrin'G O' the Door Cweel.