Folk and Traditional Song Lyrics:
Eerie Orie Virgin Mary

Eerie Orie, Virgin Mary

Eerie Orie, Virgin Mary

     Eerie orie, Virgin Mary,
     A' the kettles in a tearie.
       .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
     Tak' up your fit and gie's a pu';
     Seven weeks have I been fu';
     Seven more shall I be,
     By the weeks of Marie--
     Marie and St John;
     A' the tailors in the tron.
     Up the bank and doon the brae,
     Lang fit and short tae;
     Gie his tail to the pleuch,
     My tail's lang eneuch.
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     Grieg FSNE xxii.2, "learned from an old nurse who came
     from Strichen".  The form suggests comparison with "The
     Dreg Song" and similar nonsense rhymes.

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