When I was young and had nae sense,
I bought a fiddle for eighteen pence,
But the only tune that I could play
Was "Over the hills and far away",
And far away, and far away,
Was "Over the hills and far away!"

My mither said she'd let me go
Tae Newcastle Fair and the races O,
In an alpaca dress dress, a green silk shawl,
A black lace bonnet and a big chignon.
A big chignon, a big chignon,
A black lace bonnet and a big chignon.

My Aunt Jenny called me in
And gied me tay oot o'her wee tin
W' bread an' butter and sugar on the top
And three black-lumps oot o' her wee shop,
Oot o' her wee shop, oot o' her wee shop,
And three black-lumps oot o' her wee shop.

She called me back but I could nae go,
For she'd closed the door on my big toe,
And I dirtied my slip and broke my comb,
And my mither was cross when I got home.
When I got home, when I got home,
And my mither was cross when I got home.

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Source: Singing Together, Summer 1976, BBC Publications

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