A wee bit over the lean, lads,
a wee bit over the green,
The birds went into the poor man's corn,
I fear they'll never be set
to set to seem,
Me lads, I fear they'll
never be seen.
Then up came a bunny wee lass,
and she was one so fair,
And she went into the poor man's corn
to see if the birds were th -th
-th -th -there,
Me lads, to see if the birds were there.
Then up came a bunny wee lad,
and he was a fisherman's son,
And he went into the poor man's corn
To see where the burps had run,
ru -ru -run,
Me lad, to see where the burps had run.
Well, he kissed her on the cheek,
me lad,
And kissed her on the chin.
Don't be kissin' me, my wee lad,
I fear it is a si -si -si -sin,
Me lad, I fear it is a sin.
He kissed her once,
and he kissed her twice,
He kissed her ten times o 'er.
It's nice to be kissin' a bunny,
me lass,
Who's never been kissed be
-be -be -before,
Me lad, who's never been
kissed before.
Then out came a poor old man,
And he was tattered and torn.
That's the way I'll be mindin' me birds,
I'll do it meself in the m -m
-m -m -m -m -morn,
Me lads, I'll do it meself in the morn.