Milking Song (Welsh folk song)
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Arrane Ny Vlieaun (The Milking Song) (Manx Welsh)

Cur dty vainney, cur dty vainney
Choud as miss ta goaill arrane
Lhig yn curn nish roie harrish
Lesh dty vainney, my voa veen

Chorus:
Bannaght Jee mish cur orts nish
Ayr as Mac as Spyrryd Noo
As Moirrey Bannit bishee
Dty vainney, my voa

Mie dty vainney, mie dty vainney
Lesh kay son yn eeym
Jean dty chooidshare dy chur dou palchey
As yiow uss tooilley oarn
Chorus

Repeat First Verse and Chorus

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Give your milk, cow, give your milk, cow
While I sing my song to you
Let the milk-churn fill and spill now
With your milk now, my dear old cow

Chorus:
Grace of God, I'll put upon you
Father, Son and Holy Ghost
And also Blessed Mary
Give more milk now, my old cow

Yours is good milk, fine and healthy
From the butter there'll be cream
Do your best to give me plenty
Then your barley share you'll gain

Chorus

Repeat First Verse and Chorus

Words and tune from Folk Songs of Britain and Ireland, edited by Peter Kennedy. Sequenced by Tom Connole.

milksong.htm 2/7/07