Misc Traditional – The Wark O The Weavers (Ukulele)

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We're a' met thegither here tae sit an' tae crack,

                                     F             G
Wi' oor glesses in oor hands an' oor wark upon oor back;

C                                         F              C
For there's nae a trade amang them a' can either mend or mak',

                                 G    C
Gin it qasna for the wark o' the weav-ers.

C                   G       F             G
If it wasna for the weavers what wad they do?

F          C          F               G
They wadna hae claith made oot o' oor woo';

     C                 F                 C
They wadna hae a coat, neither black nor blue,

                                 G    C 
Gin it wasna for the wark o' the weav-ers.

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There's some folk independent o' ither tradesmen's wark,

                              F                G
For women need nae barber an' dyker's need nae clerk;

C                                      F          C
But there's no ane o' them but needs a coat an' a sark,

                                    G    C
No, they canna want the wark o' the weavers.

C                   G       F             G
If it wasna for the weavers what wad they do?

F          C          F               G
They wadna hae claith made oot o' oor woo';

     C                 F                 C
They wadna hae a coat, neither black nor blue,

                                 G    C 
Gin it wasna for the wark o' the weav-ers.

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There's smiths an' there's wrights and there's mason chiels an' a',

                                           F                 G
There's doctors an' there's meenisters an' them that live by law,

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An' oor freens that bide oot ower the sea in Sooth America,

                                 G    C
An' they a' need the wark o' the weavers.

C                   G       F             G
If it wasna for the weavers what wad they do?

F          C          F               G
They wadna hae claith made oot o' oor woo';

     C                 F                 C
They wadna hae a coat, neither black nor blue,

                                 G    C 
Gin it wasna for the wark o' the weav-ers.

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Oor sodgers an' oor sailors, oh, we mak' them a' bauld,

                                      F                 G
For gin they hadna claes, faith, they couldna fecht for cauld;

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The high an' low, the rich an' puir - a'body young an' auld,

                             G    C
They a' need the wark o' the weavers.

C                   G       F             G
If it wasna for the weavers what wad they do?

F          C          F               G
They wadna hae claith made oot o' oor woo';

     C                 F                 C
They wadna hae a coat, neither black nor blue,

                                 G    C 
Gin it wasna for the wark o' the weav-ers.

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So the weavin' is a trade that never can fail,

                                F            G
Sae lang's we need ae cloot tae haud anither hale,

C                             F              C
Sae let us a' be merry ower a bicker o' guid ale.

                                G    C
An' drink tae the health o' the weavers.

C                   G       F             G
If it wasna for the weavers what wad they do?

F          C          F               G
They wadna hae claith made oot o' oor woo';

     C                 F                 C
They wadna hae a coat, neither black nor blue,

                                 G    C 
Gin it wasna for the wark o' the weav-ers.