If you want a besom for to clean your house
Come to see me lassies, you will have your choice

Buy broom besoms, buy them when they're new
Fine heather bred uns, better never grew

Besoms for a penny, rangers for a plack
If you will not buy, I'll tie them on my back

Buy broom besoms, buy them when they're new
Fine heather bred uns, better never grew

If I had a horse, I would have a cart
If I had a wife, she would take my part

Buy broom besoms, buy them when they're new
Fine heather bred uns, better never grew
Buy broom besoms, buy them when they're new
Fine heather bred uns, better never grew


De originele volledige tekst: 


If ye want a buzzem
For to sweep yor hoose
Come to me, ma honey
Ye may hae yor choose.

Chorus:
Buy broom buzzems,
Buy them when they're new
Fine heather bred uns
Better never grew.

Buzzems for a penny
Rangers for a plack
If ye winnot buy
I'll tie them on my back.

Chorus:

If aa had a horse
Ad wad hev a cairt;
If aa had a wife
She wad tyek me pairt.

Chorus:

Had aa but a wife
Aa care not what she be-
If she's but a woman
That's enyuf for me

Chorus:

If she liked a droppie,
Her and I'd agree;
If she didn't like it,
There's the mair for me.

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