O ladle me laddo dee ladle me doo!
You dance wi' me an' I'll dance wi' you!
Around an' around together we'll go,
An' touch the ground so low, so low!

O ladle me laddo dee ladle me doo!
Fetch me a bowl o' that good cabbage stew!
Slurp it up quick an' gulp down th' rest,
Act like a Dibbun, make a big mess!

O ladle me laddo dee ladle me doo!
Eat like th' young, sing like th' new,
An' get me ten platefuls o' that good scoff,
I jus' ne'er can seem ta get h'enough!