We'll hide the Cooper behint the door, Behint the door, behint the door, We'll hide the Cooper behint the door, And cover him under a mawn, O. The Cooper o' Cuddie came here awa, He ca'd the girrs out o'er us a'; An' our gudewife has gotten a ca', That's anger'd the silly gudeman O. We'll hide the Cooper, &c. He sought them out, he sought them in, Wi' deil hae her! an', deil hae him! But the body he was sae doited and blin', He wist na where he was gaun O. We'll hide the Cooper, &c. They cooper'd at e'en, they cooper'd at morn, Till our gudeman has gotten the scorn; On ilka brow she's planted a horn, And swears that there they sall stan' O. We'll hide the Cooper, &c. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...EPISTLE IN FORM OF A BALLAD TO HIS FRIENDS by FRANCOIS VILLON ADVICE TO A RAVEN IN RUSSIA by JOEL BARLOW WHY I AM A LIBERAL by ROBERT BROWNING BETRAYAL by HESTER H. CHOLMONDELEY CARRION COMFORT by GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS SONNETS FROM THE PORTUGUESE: 16 by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING |