| Author | Topic: Guise o'Tough | |
| Jim Irvine | Posted - 02 Mar 06 - 01:14 am | |
I just sent this to Mudcat so I thought I'd better drop it in here. I haven't put the tune in but it's one of those standard "dum de dum de dum dum/ dum de dum de day" tunes. If necessary I suppose I could do the dots :( Guise o' Tough I gaed up tae Alford, for tae get a fee I fell in wi' Jamie Broon an' wi' him I did agree Chorus: Tum a hi dum do, Tum a hi dum day Hi dum diddle, dum a dandy o I engaged wi' Jamie Broon in the year o' ninety wan Tae gang an' ca' his second pair an' be his orra man When I gaed hame tae Alford 'twas on an evening clear An' oot aboot some orra hoose the gaffer did appear I'm the maister o' this place an' that's the mistress there An' ye'll get plenty cheese an' bried an' plenty mair tae spare I sat an'' ate at cheese an' bried till they did roon me stare And fegs I thocht that it was time tae gang an' see ma pair I gaed tae the stable my pairie for tae view An' fegs they were a dandy pair, a chestnut and a blue On the followin' mornin' I gaed tae the ploo' But lang, lang or lowsin' time my pairie gart me rue My ploo' she wisnae workin' weel, she widna thraw the fur The gaffer says "There's a better ane at the smiddy tae gang for" When I got hame the new ploo' she pleased me unco weel But I thocht she wid dae better gin she had a cuttin' wheel We hae a little baillie and Jamieson's his name And he's gane doon tae Alford an' raised an awfy fame We hae a gallant kitchie lass an' Simpson is her name An' for tae tell her pedigree I really wad think shame She dresses up on Sunday wi' a heid abeen the level Wi' twa raws o' ivory wad scare the very devil Noo my sang is ended and I won't sing any more An' if ye be offended ye can walk ootside the door From "The Scottish Folksinger" 1973, Norman Buchan & Peter Hall (taken from "Folk Songs of the North East" by Gavin Greig | ||
| dmcg | Posted - 05 Mar 06 - 08:13 am | |
Database entry created - thanks, Jim. | ||