“When I Was a Wee Thing”

Description

"When I was a (little girl/wee thing), About (seven) years old, I hadna worth a petticoat To keep me frae the cold." The singer travels to (Edinburgh), buys clothes, goes to the woods, and builds a kirk with the help of the birds of the wood

References

1. Baring-Gould-MotherGoose 232, p. 151, "(When I was a little girl)"
2. Montgomerie-ScottishNR 139, "(When I was a wee thing)" (1 text)
3. BI, BGMG222