Annotation:We're a' Laid Idle wi' Keeping the Bairn
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WE'RE A' LAID IDLE WI' KEEPING THE BAIRN. English. England, Northumberland. Title appears in Henry Robson's list of popular Northumbrian song and dance tunes ("The Northern Minstrel's Budget"), which he published c. 1800.
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