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Tae glesca toon I came ane nicht
To spend my penny fee
A bonnie wee lass consented
To give me company
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Chorus
Tum a hi tum a-do,
Tum a hi tum day,
Tum a hi tum a-do,
Tum a hi tum day
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weel we wandered doun Jamaica street
doun by the broomielaw,
the organ Lads played rich and sweet
and the fiddlers een an twa.
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We went intae a tavern
and I ca’d up some gin
And a’ the folk aboot the place
They smiled as we come in
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We hadnae been in half an hour
When in came half a score
O’ sailor lads and queans sae braw
I never saw before
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They drank the malt, they drank the gin
They drank it a’ rict free
And every ane aye drank success
To the bonnie wee lass and me.
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The night did pass wi’ mirth and sang
Till day was drawin’ near
And then the boozey bosun cried,
“All hands on deck appear!”
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The lassies gave a parting kiss
The lads they said “Goodbye”
The hindmost ane as he went oot
Says, “Jock ye’ ve a’ to pay.”
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weel they’ve tain fae me ma watch and chain
and theyve taen ae me ma knife
I’m quite suprised they hanna tain
ma wee bit Thirst o’ life
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I cam’ into the world a bairn
Sae naked and sae bare
I‘ll gae’ oot the same frae Glesca Toon
And I’ll never gang nae mair.