Cat. #1495 (MFH #997) - As sung by Nancy Philley, Fayetteville, Arkansas on February 14, 1963
VERSE 1
You must answer me questions nine
Sing ninety nine an' ninety
To think your --- --- whiter than th milk
Sing ninety nine an' ninety
An' what is softer than th silk
An' you are th weavers bonnie
Snow is whiter than th milk
Sing, ninety nine an' ninety
An' down is softer than th silk
An' I am th weavers bonnie
VERSE 2
What is higher than th tree
Sing ninety nine an' ninety
An' what is deeper than th sea
An' you are th weavers bonnie
Heaven is higher than a tree
Sing ninety nine an' ninety
An' Hell is deeper than th sea
An' I am th weavers bonnie
VERSE 3
What is louder than a horn
Sing, ninety nine an' ninety
An' what is sharper than a thorn
An' you are th weavers bonnie
The eagel is louder than a horn
Sing, sinety nine an' ninety
Death is sharper than a thorn
An' I am th weavers bonnie
VERSE 4
What's more innocent than a lamb
Sing ninety nine an' ninety
An' what is meaner than womankind
An' you are th weavers bonnie
A babes more innocent than a lamb
Sing ninety nine an' ninety
She-devil is meaner than womankind
An' I am th weavers bonnie
VERSE 5
You have answered my questions nine
Sing ninety nine an' ninety
You have good bone an' none of mine
An' you are th weavers bonnie