Will Ye Na Can Ye Na Le Me Be

Will Ye Na, Can Ye Na, Let Me Be?
TUNE-I ha'e laid a herrin' in sa't.

THERE liv'd a wife in Whistle-cockpen
Will ye na can ye na let me be;
She brews gude yill for gentleman,
And ay she waggit it wantonlie.
The night blew sair wi' wind and weet,
Will ye na, &c.
She shaw'd the traveller ben to sleep,
And ay, &c.

She saw a sight below his sark,
Will ye na, &c.
She wadna wanted it for a mark,
And ay, &c.
She saw a sight aboon his knee,
Will ye na, &c.
She wad na wanted it, for three,
And ay, &c.
O whare live ye, and what's your trade?
Will ye na, &c.
I am a thresher gude, he said,
And ay, &c.
And that's my flail and workin' graith,
Will ye na, &c.
And noble tools, quo' she, by my faith!
And ay, &c.
I wad gie a browst, the best I hae,
Will ye na, &c.

For a gude darge o' graith like thae,
And ay, &c.
I wad sell the hair frae aff my tail,
Will ye na, &c.
To buy our Andrew siccan a flail,"
And ay, &c.

Ewan MacColl
- Songs from Robert Burns' Merry Muses of Caledonia
  - The Jolly Gauger Time: 1:51
  - Gie The Lass Her Fairin' Time: 0:37
  - Supper Is Na Ready Time: 0:27
  - Wad Ye Do That Time: 0:40
  - Andrew An' His Cuttie Gun Time: 1:53
  - Duncan Gray Time: 1:03
  - I Rede Ye Beware O' The Ripples Time: 0:52
  - The Trogger Time: 1:09
  - My Ain Kind Dearie Time: 1:13
  - The Bonniest Lass Time: 1:49
  - The Modiewark Time: 2:12
  - Todlen Hame Time: 1:39
  - Dainty Davie Time: 2:02
  - Will Ye Na, Can Ye Na, Let Me Be? Time: 1:16
  - Logan Water Time: 0:37
  - Had I The Wyte She Bade Me Time: 0:48
  - Muirland Meg Time: 2:20
  - O Saw Ye My Maggie? Time: 2:07
  - The Cooper O' Dundee Time: 0:57
  - O Gat Ye Me Wi' Naething? Time: 0:40
  - Ye Hae Lien Wrang, Lassie Time: 1:08
  - Hoo Can I Keep My Maidenheid? Time: 1:00
  - The Lassie Gath'ring Nits Time: 1:27
  - Blyth Will An' Bessie's Wedding Time: 1:40