(Bill Lowndes)
Chorus:
The people who walk about never ask why
While the rich ones could live while your poor daddy died
If they should ask me, Lord, I'd only cry
Because the sun and the moon tumbled down from the sky
Whisht, my baby, dinnae you cry
The sun and the moon tumbled down from the sky
Your daddy's away, he'll no be back
He died in the mine when the timbering cracked
Sometimes he was bad, sometimes he was good
But he worked like a devil down there for our food
Sometimes we were happy, sometimes we would sing
Sometimes together our bodies would cling
Whisht, my baby, it's time now to rest
I'm tryin' to think what to dae for the best
'Cause the poorhouse is waitin' if I can't pay the rent
And the pittance I got when he died is all spent
Ach, whisht, my baby, we'll up and away
We'll no stay here one more sad lonely day
We'll go to your gran's where you'll grow up so tall
When you're a man you'll be wisest of all
Final chorus:
And you'll stand up and tell all those foolish ones why
Why the rich ones could live while your poor daddy died
Ay, you stand up so tall, hold your head high
Put back the sun and the moon in the sky
(as sung by Iain MacKintosh)