o aye my wife she dang me

    chorus—o aye my wife she dang me,

    an' aft my wife she bang'd me,

    if ye gie a woman a' her will,

    gude faith! she'll soon o'er-gang ye.

    on peace an' rest my mind was bent,

    and, fool i was! i married;

    but never honest man's intent

    sane cursedly miscarried.

    o aye my wife, &c.

    some sairie comfort at the last,

    when a' thir days are done, man,

    my pains o' hell on earth is past,

    i'm sure o' bliss aboon, man,

    o aye my wife, &c.