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Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 8,101 Send Message	dutch	Report	4 Aug 2009 13:52
	thank you everyone i now i know what he did before he went into the army Marion like the song ,what tune do you sing it to x
Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 12,949 Send Message	MarionfromScotland	Report	4 Aug 2009 13:14
	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bElYN4lZE7s
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49,504 Send Message	Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it	Report	4 Aug 2009 13:09
	Journeyman is someone who has served their apprenticeship and isnt tied to an employer,can work by the day for different employers and goes where he can find work .From the French Journee which means day
	Researching: Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957
Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 12,949 Send Message	MarionfromScotland	Report	4 Aug 2009 13:09
	Heres a song for you Dutch. Traditional Scottish Songs - The Wee Cooper O' Fife Beating your wife so that she does the housework may not be politically correct these days - but it was accepted when this song was written long ago! The tune is lively and usually sung at a high rate of knots! The Wee Cooper O' Fife There was a wee cooper lived in Fife Nickety nackety noo, noo. noo And he has tae'n a gentle wife Risselty-rosselty, hey, pomposity Nickety nackety noo, noo, noo. She wouldna card and she wouldna spin Nickety nackety noo, noo. noo For shamin' o'her gentle kin Risselty-rosselty, hey, pomposity Nickety nackety noo, noo, noo. She wouldna bake and she wouldna brew Nickety nackety noo, noo. noo For spoilin' of her gentle hue Risselty-rosselty, hey, pomposity Nickety nackety noo, noo, noo. She called him a dirty Hieland whelp Nickety nackety noo, noo. noo If you want yer dinner go get it yourself Risselty-rosselty, hey, pomposity Nickety nackety noo, noo, noo. The cooper's awa tae his wool-pack Nickety nackety noo, noo. noo And lain a sheepskin across her back Risselty-rosselty, hey, pomposity Nickety nackety noo, noo, noo. I'll no thrash you, for your gentle kin Nickety nackety noo, noo. noo But I will thrash my ain sheep-skin Risselty-rosselty, hey, pomposity Nickety nackety noo, noo, noo. He's laid the sheepskin across her back Nickety nackety noo, noo. noo And with a good stick he went whickety-whack Risselty-rosselty, hey, pomposity Nickety nackety noo, noo, noo. Oh I will card and I will spin Nickety nackety noo, noo. noo And think nae mair of my gentle kin! Risselty-rosselty, hey, pomposity Nickety nackety noo, noo, noo. She drew the table and spread the board Nickety nackety noo, noo. noo And "My dear husband" was every word Risselty-rosselty, hey, pomposity Nickety nackety noo, noo, noo. All you who have gotten a gentle wife Nickety nackety noo, noo. noo Just send ye for the cooper of Fife! Risselty-rosselty, hey, pomposity Nickety nackety noo, noo, noo. Meaning of unusual words: Nickety nackety and risselty-rosselty are just nonsense phrases
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 7,051 Send Message	PollyPoppet	Report	4 Aug 2009 13:01
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 7,051 Send Message	hi it is a person who makes barrels or casks
Member Since: March 2004 Posts: 11,687 Send Message	Merlin	Report	4 Aug 2009 12:56
	Probably a maker and repairer of Wooden Barrrels,usually at a brewery. M.
	Researching: Vlad the Impaler and Dracula. Wend,Prickly,Island,GG.+CC.+DIZZY & Mersey.
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 8,101 Send Message	dutch	Report	4 Aug 2009 12:53
	cooper journeyman please anyone no x

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