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.