[Verse 1]
O that I had ne'er been married
I wad never had nae care
Now I've gotten wife an' weans
An' they cry "Crowdie" evermair

[Chorus]
Ance crowdie, twice crowdie
Three times crowdie in a day
Gin ye crowdie ony mair
Ye'll crowdie a' my meal away

[Verse 2]
Waefu' Want and Hunger fley me
Glowrin' by the hallan en';
Sair I fecht them at the door
But aye I'm eerie they come ben

[Chorus]
Ance crowdie, twicе crowdie
Three times crowdie in a day
Gin yе crowdie ony mair
Ye'll crowdie a' my meal away