“I'm No' Comin' Oot the Noo”

Description

"O a nice wee lass, a bonnie wee lass Is bonnie wee Jeannie McKay," but when she and the singer are to go out, her says "My mother's ta'en my claes tae the pawn... And I'm no comin' oot the new." In any situation, the singer pleads poverty and stays in

Supplemental text

I'm No' Comin' Oot the Noo
  Partial text(s)

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As recorded by Belle, Sheila, and Cathie Stewart on "The Stewarts
of Blair" (Lismore recording LIFL 7010, copyright 1985). (I have
consulted the enclosed lyric sheet, but am transcribing it as I
hear the words. - RBW)

O, a nice wee lass, a bonnie wee lass,
Is bonnie wee Jeannie McKay.
A nicer lass than Jeannie
You could never,never spy.
I said that I would take her
To a music hall you see,
So dressed up nice and tricky
She cam dancin' roon for me.
And as I heard her at the door,
I was sorry I had to roar,
  O I'm no' comin' oot the noo, the noo,
  I'm no comin' oot the noo.
  I'm awfae sorry, Jeannie, for disappointin' you.
  My mother's ta'en my claes tae the pawn
  Tae raise a bob or two,
  And I've only a muffler roon' my neck,
  And I'm no' comin' oot the noo.

(2 additional stanzas)

Recordings

• Belle, Sheila, and Cathie Stewart, "I'm No' Comin' Oot the Noo" (on SCStewartsBlair01)

References

1. ST RcINCOtN (Partial)
2. Roud #5298
3. BI, RcINCOtN