Cannily, cannily, bonny lal bairnikie Divn't you cry, my lal pet Whisht at thy greeting Your daddy is sleeping Oh, it's not time to waken him yet Soon he'll be gone to the shed for his engine Soon he'll be driving his train through the night Working for pennies for you, my lal treasure So had the noise, hinnie, your daddy sleeps light When tha art grown tha shalt have tha own engine The fastest that ever was seen on the line And all of our neighbours shall point to my Johnnie And know he's the king of the North Eastern Line Cannily, cannily, bonny lal bairnikie Divn't you cry, my lal pet Whisht at thy greeting Your daddy is sleeping Oh, it's not time to waken him yet