Lyrics:

There was a wee cooper who lived in Fife
Butts and barrels and hoggies too
He worked at Cameronbridge a' his life
Shavin' a stave an' a hoop for the cooper
An' de-char re-char, mak it anew

He invented a centrifugal machine
Butts and barrels and hoggies too
To spin the barrels an' sook them clean
Shavin' a stave an' a hoop for the cooper
An' de-char re-char, mak it anew

The dregs o' the whisky would hit the slide
Butts and barrels and hoggies too
Till not a drappie was left inside
Shavin' a stave an' a hoop for the cooper
An' de-char re-char, mak it anew

This cooper was wed to a gentle wife
Butts and barrels and hoggies too
But soon he became the scourge of her life
Shavin' a stave an' a hoop for the cooper
An' de-char re-char, mak it anew

For she never saw him sober at hame
Butts and barrels and hoggies too
His centrifugal machine was to blame
Shavin' a stave an' a hoop for the cooper
An' de-char re-char, mak it anew

One night when the cooper had been on the skyte
Butts and barrels and hoggies too
She trussed him up in an old port pipe
Shavin' a stave an' a hoop for the cooper
An' de-char re-char, mak it anew

An old port pipe missin' three staves
Butts and barrels and hoggies too
Fitted her husband as snug as the grave
Shavin' a stave an' a hoop for the cooper
An' de-char re-char, mak it anew

All that stuck out was his head and his feet
Butts and barrels and hoggies too
And these wi' a stave she proceeded to beat
Shavin' a stave an' a hoop for the cooper
An' de-char re-char, mak it anew

The cooper did roar the cooper did greet
Butts and barrels and hoggies too
But she rolled the poor devil along the street
Shavin' a stave an' a hoop for the cooper
An' de-char re-char, mak it anew

Now he's back at his work in the cooperin' shop
Butts and barrels and hoggies too
But never mair will he touch a drop
Shavin' a stave an' a hoop for the cooper
An' de-char re-char, mak it anew