Chorus—We'll hide the Cooper behint the door,
Behint the door, behint the door,
We'll hide the Cooper behint the door,
And cover him under a mawn, O.
THE COOPER o' Cuddy came here awa,
He ca'd the girrs out o'er us a';
An' our gudewife has gotten a ca',
That's anger'd the silly gudeman O.
We'll hide the Cooper, &c.
He sought them out, he sought them in,
Wi' deil hae her! an', deil hae him!
But the body he was sae doited and blin',
He wist na where he was gaun O.
We'll hide the Cooper, &c.
They cooper'd at e'en, they cooper'd at morn,
Till our gudeman has gotten the scorn;
On ilka brow she's planted a horn,
And swears that there they sall stan' O.
We'll hide the Cooper, &c.
Can someone please explain the meaning of the poem? Sounds interesting; but I'm lost.
This is one of the beautiful pom composed by Robert Burns.
He sought them out, he sought them in, Wi' deil hae her! an', deil hae him! ...... touching expression. Beautiful poem.
On ilka brow she's planted a horn, And swears that there they sall stan' O. We'll hide the Cooper, &c. very fine poem. tony
Feeling nostalgic Entertaining hide and seek game of childhood
An excellent entertaining melody and a pleasure to read composed by Burns.
They cooper'd at e'en, they cooper'd at morn,
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
He sought them in. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.