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Merrily Danced The Quaker's Wife

Scottish Anonymous Song

Merrily Danced The Quaker's Wife (also known as The Quaker's Wife, not to be confused with the Burn's verse of the same name, The Quaker's Wife jig, Droney's and Jim Droney's) is an anonymous verse written some time before 1829 to accompany the tune of the same name, first found in Chambers' Scottish Songs ll page 668.

Note: A mouter is a fee for grinding flour.


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Merrily Danced The Quaker's Wife

Merrily Danced The Quaker's Wife

The Quaker's wife sat doun to bake
Wi a' her bairns aboot her;
She baked them every yin a cake,
And the miller he wants his mouter.

Sugar and spice and a' things nice
And a' things verra guid in it,
And then the miller sat doun to play
A tune upon the spinet.

Merrily danced the Quaker's wife,
And merrily danced the Quaker.
Merrily danced the Quaker's wife,
And merrily danced the Quaker.


Merrily Danced The Quaker's Wife Song Video

Merrily Danced The Quaker's Wife Song - Information Video
Merrily Danced The Quaker's Wife, from Glen Collection of printed music
Merrily Danced The Quaker's Wife, From Glen Collection Of Printed Music, Scotish Minstrel, Volumes 4-6, Page 30, 1820-1824


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