[Verse 1]
Cannily, cannily, my little laddie
Don't you cry, my little pet
I wished at your greeting, your daddy is sleeping
And it is not time for to waken him yet

[Verse 2]
Soon he'll be gone to his shed for his engine
Soon he'll be driving his train through the night
A-working for pennies for you, my little treasure
So best the noise, hinnie, your daddy sleeps light

[Verse 3]
When you are grown you shall have your own engine
The biggest that ever was seen on the line
And all of our neighbors will point to my Johnnie
And call him the king of the North Eastern Line

[Verse 4]
So cannily, cannily, my little laddie
Don't you cry, my little pet
I wished at your greeting, your daddy is sleeping
And it is not time for to waken him yet