UP the Noran Water In by Inglismaddy, Annie's got a bairnie That hasna got a daddy. Some say it's Tammas's, An' some say it's Chay's; An' naebody expec'it it, Wi' Annie's quiet ways. Up the Noran Water The bonny little mannie Is dandled an' cuddled close By Inglismaddy's Annie. Wha the bairnie's daddy is The lassie never says; But some think it's Tammas's, An' some think it's Chay's. Up the Noran Water The country folk are kind; An' wha the bairnie's daddy is They dinna muckle mind. But oh! the bairn at Annie's breist, The love in Annie's e'e -- They mak' me wish wi' a' my micht The lucky lad was me! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...D.G.C. TO J.A by EMILY JANE BRONTE DREAM SONG: 2 by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR GOOD AND BAD LUCK by HEINRICH HEINE CHRISTUS CONSOLATOR by ROSSITER WORTHINGTON RAYMOND A BATTLE BALLAD TO GENERAL J.E. JOHNSTON by FRANCIS ORRERY TICKNOR THE ELF CHILD by GEORGE LAWRENCE ANDREWS A ROW IN AN OMNIBUS BOX; A LEGEND OF THE HAYMARKET by RICHARD HARRIS BARHAM |