Coulter’sCoulter`s

CandyCoulter`s
Candy Candy
Mainly
Mainly Robert Coltart Robert Coltart (1832-1880)
(1832-1880)

C CC CF F C C C C C F C G F G
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A lly ba lly a lly ba lly bee Si ttin on yer ma mmie`s knee
5 C A lly
C ba
F lly a Clly ba lly Cbee C Si ttinG on yer
C ma mmie`s knee
5 C C F C C C G C

Gree tin for a ni ther baw bie tae buy mair Coul ter`s Can dy
Gree tin for a ni ther baw bie tae buy mair Coul ter`s Can dy
Whistle tune in D
9 played after song
Whistle tune in D
9 played after song

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CHORUS
CHORUS
Ally
Allybally
ballyally
allybally
ballybee,
bee,sittin
sittinon
onyer
yermammie`s
mammie`sknee
knee
Greetin
Greetinfor
foranither
anitherbawbee,
bawbee,tae
tae buy
buy mair
mairCoulter`s
Coulter`sCandy.
Candy. This well known song made up
CHORUS by Robert Coltart to promote
Ally bally ally bally bee, sittin on yer mammie`s knee his wares, so an early example of
Poor
Poorwee
wee Jeannie`s
Jeannie`s lookin
lookin afa
afa thin,
thin, just
just aa rickle
rickleoobains
bainscovered
covered ower
ower wi
wi skin
skin music and advertising. There are
Noo she`sGreetin
Nooshe`s gettin for anither
gettinaawee
wee double bawbee,
double chin,
chin, wi tae buy
wi sookin
sookin mair Candy.
Coulter`s
Coulter`s Coulter`s
Candy. Candy. many more verses but the last one
here is less well known. Again a
good tune for xylophones playing
Mammie
Mammiegie gieme
Poor aathrifty
mewee doon,
doon,here`s
Jeannie`s
thrifty here`sauld
lookin afa Coulter
auld thin, comin
just
Coulter roon
a rickle
comin the backing
roono bains covered ower wi skinnotes (letters given) or
Wi
Wiaabasket
basket on
onhis
hiscroon,
croon, sellin
sellinCoulter`s
Coulter`s Candy.
Candy. tune. Whistles can play the tune in
Noo she`s gettin a wee double chin, wi sookin Coulter`s Candy.
the second key of D major.
Activity:
Little
LittleAnnie`s
Annie`sgreetin
greetintae,
tae,sae
saewhit
whitcan
canpoor
poorwee
wee mammy
mammydae
dae
Mammie gie me a thrifty doon, here`s auld Coulter comin roon As individuals or groups make
But
Butgie
giethem
themaapennie
pennie atween
atween them
them twae,
twae ,tae
tae buy
buy mair
mair Coulter`s
Coulter`sCandy.
Candy. up words to the same tune but
Wi a basket on his croon, sellin Coulter`s Candy. advertising their favourite food, toy,
computer game. Create a poster to
Willie
Williegrat
gratbaith
baithlang
langand
andsair,
sair,till
tillhe
hegot
gotaapenny
pennyto
toware
ware advertise your food or even invent a
Noo
Noohe`s Little
he`stumblin
tumblinAnnie`s
doon
doonthegreetin
thestair, tae,
stair,toto buysae
buy somewhit
some can poor
Coulter`s
Coulter`s wee mammy dae
Candy.
Candy. new kind of food to market.
But gie them a pennie atween them twae , tae buy mair Coulter`s Candy.

Willie grat baith lang and sair, till he got a penny to ware
Noo he`s tumblin doon the stair, to buy some Coulter`s Candy.

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