Jeannie Arbuckle

Dance tae your daddy ma bonnie laddie

Dance tae your daddy ma bonnie lamb

And ye’ll get a fishie in a little dishie

And ye’ll get a fishie when the boat comes hame.*

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Jeannie Arbuckle, born in Scotland, July 23, 1847

Died January 19, 1907 in Bemidji, Minnesota.

Written for the “I Smile for the Camera” Carnival

May 5, 2008, Susan J. Edminster

* Traditional Scottish children’s song