Jock Hawk’s Adventures in Glasgow

Tae glesca toon I came ane nicht to spend my penny fee;

A bonnie wee lass consented tae gie me company

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Tum a hi tum a-do, Tum a hi tum day,

Tum a hi tum a-do, Tum a hi tum day

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 yin 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 fat me ma knife

I’m quite suprised they hanna tain ma wee bit Thirst o’ life

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.