Folk & Traditional Song Lyrics www.traditionalmusic.co.uk I Had a Wee Cock 
I Had a Wee Cock 
1. I had a wee cock, and I loved it well, I fed my cock on yonder hill;
 My cock, lily-cock. lily-cock, coo; Every one loves their cock, why should not I love my cock too? 
I had a wee hen, and I loved it well, 
I fed my hen on yonder hill;
 My hen, chuckie, chuckie,
 My cock, lily-cock, lily-cock, coo;
 Every one loves their cock, why should not I love
 my cock too? 
I had a wee duck, and I loved it well, 
I fed my duck on yonder hill;
 My duck, wheetie, wheetie,
 My hen, chuckie, chuckie,
 My cock, lily-cock, lily-cock, coo;
 Every one loves their cock, why should not I love
 my cock too? 
I had a wee sheep, and I loved it well, 
I fed my sheep on yonder hill;
 My sheep, maie, maie,
 My duck, wheetie, wheetie,
 My hen, chuckie, chuckie,
 My cock, lily-cock, lily-cock, coo;
 Every one loves their cock, why should not I love
 my cock too? 
I had a wee dog, and I loved it well, 
I fed my dog on yonder hill;
 My dog, bouffie, bouffie,
 My sheep, maie, maie,
 My duck, wheetie, wheetie,
 My hen, chuckie, chuckie,
 My cock, lily-cock, lily-cock, coo;
 Every one loves their cock, why should not I love
 my cock too? 
I had a wee cat, and I loved it well, 
I fed my cat on yonder hill;
 My cat, cheetie, cheetie,
 My dog, bouffie, bouffie,
 My sheep, maie, maie,
 My duck, wheetie, wheetie,
 My hen, chuckie, chuckie,
 My cock, lily-cock, lily-cock, coo;
 Every one loves their cock, why should not I love
 my cock too? 
I had a wee pig, and I loved it well, 
I fed my pig on yonder hill;
 My pig, squeakie, squeakie,
 My cat, cheetie, cheetie,
 My dog, bouffie, bouffie,
 My sheep, maie, maie,
 My duck, wheetie, wheetie,
 My hen, chuckie, chuckie,
 My cock, lily-cock, lily-cock, coo;
 Every one loves their cock, why should not I love
 my cock too? 
2. I haed a henny, my henny pleased me, I fed my henny ahin' the tree, An' aye my henny cried jim-a-jick, jim-a-jick, An' my cockie cried leely gowkoo; Leese me on your bonny black mou', John Gowrie's cock was never like you. 
I haed a chucky, my chucky pleased me, I fed my chucky ahin' the tree, An' aye my chucky cried pee-ack, pee-ack, An' my henny cried jim-a-jick, jim-a-jick, An' my cockie cried leely gowkoo; Leese me on your bonny black mou', John Gowrie's cock was never like you. 
I haed a deuky, my deuky pleased me, I fed my deuky ahin' the tree, An' aye my deuky cried quaak-quaak, An' my chucky cried pee-ack, pee-ack, An' my henny cried jim-a-jick, jim-a-jick, An' my cockie cried leely gowkoo; Leese me on your bonny black mou', John Gowrie's cock was never like you. 

(1) Chambers PRS (1847), 190; (1870), 31-2, from 
recitation in Lanarkshire. Montgomerie SNR 25; cf. Amer. versions. 
(2) Paul Past & Present (1881), 149 (no. 11); Greig FSNE 

clix.2 (New Deer parish); SC (1948), 40 (no. 31). 
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