Cannily Cannily - Tim Hart, Maddy Prior

Cannily, cannily, bonny lal bairnikie

Divn’t you cry, my lal pet

Whisht at thy greeting

Your daddy is sleeping

Oh, it’s not time to waken him yet

Soon he’ll be gone to the shed for his engine

Soon he’ll be driving his train through the night

Working for pennies for you, my lal treasure

So had the noise, hinnie, your daddy sleeps light

When tha art grown tha shalt have tha own engine

The fastest that ever was seen on the line

And all of our neighbours shall point to my Johnnie

And know he’s the king of the North Eastern Line

Cannily, cannily, bonny lal bairnikie

Divn’t you cry, my lal pet

Whisht at thy greeting

Your daddy is sleeping

Oh, it’s not time to waken him yet