Wee chookie birdie
There are different versions of this song.
Wee chookie birdie
Little Chickie Birdie
Children's Song
Children's Song
(Scots)
(English)
Wee chookie* birdie toll loll loll
Laid a wee eggy on the windae sill
The windae sill** began tae crack
Wee chookie birdie, roared and grat.
Little chickie* birdie toll loll loll
Laid a little egg on the window sill
The window sill began to crack
Little chickie birdie, roared and cried.
Notes
*"Chookie" literally means chicken.
**Sometimes spelled "sole".
Sometimes the ending is "quack, quack, quack".
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Alysa wrote: "My nanna passed away a couple of years ago and i am trying to compile all her Scottish nursery rhymes and lullabies she used to sing to us… Nanna was from Dumbarton in Scotland, but moved to New Zealand when she was 4 years old, but still sung all of these with a Scottish accent, it was fantastic!"
Comments
Below is how Alysa sent this song originally. She wanted me to change the spelling to the "Scottish" way. That's what I did in the Scots version above. (I followed the most common Scots spelling I could find.)
Wee chookie birdie toll loll loll
Laid a wee eggy on the window sill
The window sill
Began to crack
Wee chookie birdie, roared and grat.
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Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Alysa Wakefield for contributing this song.
Thanks so much!