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Tae glesca toon I came ane nicht<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n To spend my penny fee<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A bonnie wee lass consented<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n To give me company<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n ……<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chorus<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Tum a hi tum a-do,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Tum a hi tum day,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Tum a hi tum a-do,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Tum a hi tum day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n ……<\/p>\n\n\n\n weel we wandered doun Jamaica street<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n doun by the broomielaw,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n the organ Lads played rich and sweet<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n and the fiddlers een an twa.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n …..<\/p>\n\n\n\n We went intae a tavern<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n and I ca’d up some gin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n And a’ the folk aboot the place<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n They smiled as we come in<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n …..<\/p>\n\n\n\n We hadnae been in half an hour<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n When in came half a score<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n O’ sailor lads and queans sae braw<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I never saw before<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n …..<\/p>\n\n\n\n They drank the malt, they drank the gin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n They drank it a’ rict free<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n And every ane aye drank success<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n To the bonnie wee lass and me.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n …….<\/p>\n\n\n\n The night did pass wi’ mirth and sang<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Till day was drawin\u2019 near<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n And then the boozey bosun cried,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n “All hands on deck appear!”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n …….<\/p>\n\n\n\n The lassies gave a parting kiss<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The lads they said \u201cGoodbye\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The hindmost ane as he went oot<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Says, “Jock ye’ ve a’ to pay.”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n ……<\/p>\n\n\n\n weel they’ve tain fae me ma watch and chain<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n and theyve taen ae me ma knife<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I’m quite suprised they hanna tain <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n ma wee bit Thirst o’ life<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n ……..<\/p>\n\n\n\n I cam’ into the world a bairn<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sae naked and sae bare<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2018ll gae’ oot the same frae Glesca Toon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n And I’ll never gang nae mair.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" …. Tae glesca toon I came ane nicht To spend my penny fee A bonnie wee lass consented To give me company …… Chorus 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, … <\/p>\n