Ally, bally, ally bally bee,
Sittin' on yer mammy's knee
Waitin' for a wee penny

Tae buy mair Coulter's candy.
Mammy gimme ma thrifty doon
Here's auld Coulter comin' roon

Wi' a basket on his croon
Sellin' the Coulter's candy
Ally, bally, ally bally bee,

Sittin' on yer mammy's knee
Waitin' for a wee penny
Tae buy mair Coulter's candy.

Little Annie's greetin' tae
Sae whit can puir wee Mammy dae
But gie them a penny atween them twae

Tae buy mair Coulter's candy
Ally, bally, ally bally bee,
Sittin' on yer mammy's knee

Waitin' for a wee penny
Tae buy mair Coulter's candy.
Ally bally, ally bally bee

When ye grow up you'll go tae sea
Makin' pennies for your daddy and me
Tae buy mair Coulter's candy

Ally, bally, ally bally bee,
Sittin' on yer mammy's knee
Waitin' for a wee penny

Tae buy mair Coulter's candy.
Times are gettin' hard the noo
Yer daddys singin' on the brew

Yer Mammys' still got a penny or two
Tae buy some Coulter's candy
Ally, bally, ally bally bee,

Sittin' on yer mammy's knee
Waitin' for a wee penny
Tae buy mair Coulter's candy.

Poor wee Jennie's lookin' awfu' thin
A rickle of banes kivvered o'er wi' skin
Noo she's gettin' a wee double chin

From sookin' on Coulter's candy
Ally, bally, ally bally bee,
Sittin' on yer mammy's knee

Waitin' for a wee penny
Tae buy mair Coulter's candy.
Come my boy, my wee, wee man

Run doon that road as fast as y'can
Pay your money tae the sweetie man
For a big bag of Coulter's candy

Ally, bally, ally bally bee,
Sittin' on yer mammy's knee
Waitin' for a wee penny

Tae buy mair Coulter's candy.