| Author | Topic: Tattie Jock | |
| Jim Irvine | Posted - 03 Mar 06 - 12:55 am | |
Ye'll a' hae heard o' Tattie Jock Likewise o' Mutton Peggie. They had a fairmie up in Fife, An' the name o' it was Craigie/ Chorus Singin' ah riddle aye Roo dum di do. Ah riddle aye Roo dum day 2. There was ten pair upon that place Likewise ten able men It's five they gaed for tae kinnle the fire An' the ither five oot tae scran 3. Three month we served wi' Tattie Jock An' weel we did agree Till we found oot that the tattie shed Could be open by the bothie key 4. We a' went intae the tattie shed Oor bags were hardly full When Tattie Jock in ahint the door Cried "Aye ma lads stand still" 5. Oh the first he got was Willie Marr The next was Sandy Doo There was Jimmy Grey and Wull Moncur An' Jimmy Pethrie flew 6. Next day some o' us were drivin' dung An' some were at the mill The foreman he was at the ploo' Upon Pitlootie Hill 7. They sent for ten big polismen But nine there only came It dinged them for tae lift's that night Us bein' ten able men 8. The hin'maist lad was the wisest een The best lad o' us a' He jined a man o' war at Leith So's he didnae need tae stand the law 9. When we were gettin' oor sentences We a' stood roond an' roond But when we heard o' the fourteen years Oor tears cam' rollin' doon 10. When Tattie Jock heard tell o' this He cried and grat fu' sore A thousand guineas he would pay If that would clear oor score 11. A bag o' gold he did produce Tae pey it there and then But the lawyer only told him money Wouldna clear his men 12. An' when they mairched us up through Perth We heard the news boy say "It's hard tae see sic able men Rade aff tae Botany Bay" 13. When we arrive in Botany Bay Some letters we will send Tae tell oor friends the hardships we Endure in a foreign land I have written out the music for this; would anyone like it e-mailed to them? | ||
| Jon Freeman | Posted - 03 Mar 06 - 08:31 am | |
Hopefully I'll get back to you in a few days time, Jim. | ||
| dmcg | Posted - 05 Mar 06 - 08:30 am | |
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