The Happy Trio (Modern English)
Original
The Happy Trio
O Willie I brew’d a peck o’ maut,
And Rob and Allen cam to see;
Three blyther hearts, that lee-lang night,
Ye wadna found in Christendie.
Chorus
We are na fou, we’re nae that fou,
But just a drappie in our ee;
The cock may craw, the day may daw
And aye we’ll taste the barley bree.
Here are we met, three merry boys,
Three merry boys I trow are we;
And mony a night we’ve merry been,
And mony mae we hope to be!
We are na fou, we’re nae that fou,
But just a drappie in our ee;
The cock may craw, the day may daw
And aye we’ll taste the barley bree.
Wha first shall rise to gang awa,
A cuckold, coward loun is he!
Wha first beside his chair shall fa’,
He is the King amang us three.
We are na fou, we’re nae that fou,
But just a drappie in our ee;
The cock may craw, the day may daw
And aye we’ll taste the barley bree.
Modern English
The Happy Trio
Oh Willie brewed a peck of malt,
And Rob and Allen came to see;
Three happier hearts, that live-long night,
You wouldn’t have found in Christendom.
Chorus
We are not drunk, we’re just a bit tipsy,
With just a drop in our eye;
The rooster may crow, the day may dawn
And we will still taste the barley brew.
Here we three merry boys have met,
Three merry boys I believe we are;
And many a night we’ve been merry,
And many more we hope to be!
We are not drunk, we’re just a bit tipsy,
With just a drop in our eye;
The rooster may crow, the day may dawn
And we will still taste the barley brew.
Whoever first shall rise to go,
A cuckold, coward loon is he!
Whoever first beside his chair shall fall,
He is the King among us three.
We are not drunk, we’re just a bit tipsy,
With just a drop in our eye;
The rooster may crow, the day may dawn
And we will still taste the barley brew.