Get Up and Bar the Door
No: 275; variant: 275B
- THERE leeved a wee man at the fit o yon hill,
John Blunt it was his name, O
And he selld liquor and ale o the best,
And bears a wondrous fame. O
Tal lara ta lilt, tal lare a lilt,
Tal lara ta lilt, tal lara
- The wind it blew frae north to south,
It blew into the floor;
Says auld John Blunt to Janet the wife,
Ye maun rise up and bar the door.
- 'My hans are in my husseyskep,
I canna weel get them free,
And if ye dinna bar it yersel
It'll never be barred by me.'
- They made it up atween them twa,
They made it unco sure,
That the ane that spoke the foremost word
Was to rise and bar the door.
- There was twa travellers travelling late,
Was travelling cross the muir,
And they cam unto wee John Blunt's,
Just by the light o the door.
- 'O whether is this a rich man's house,
Or whether is it a puir?'
But never a word would the auld bodies speak,
For the barring o the door.
- First they bad good een to them,
And syne they bad good morrow;
But never a word would the auld bodies speak,
For the barring o the door, O.
- First they ate the white puddin,
And syne they ate the black,
And aye the auld wife said to hersel,
May the deil slip down wi that!
- And next they drank o the liquor sea strong,
And syne they drank o the yill:
'And since we hae got a house o our ain
I'm sure we may tak our fill.'
- It's says the ane unto the ither,
Here, man, tak ye my knife,
An ye'll scrape aff the auld man's beard,
While I kiss the gudewife.
- 'Ye hae eaten my meat, ye hae drucken my drink,
Ye'd make my auld wife a whore!'
'John Blunt, ye hae spoken the foremost word,
Ye maun rise up and bar the door.'