Misc Traditional – The Wee German Lairdie (Guitar)

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Nu wha the de'il hae we gotten for a king

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But a wee, bit German lairdie

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When we cam tae bring him hame

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He was delvin' in his  yairdie

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sheughing kail an' layin' leeks

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but the hose an' but the breeks

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An up his beggar duds lay cleeks

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this wee bit German lairdie

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And he's clappit doun in our gudeman's chair

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This wee bit German lairdie

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he's brocht forth o' foreign trash

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An' dibbled them in our yairdie

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He's pu'd the rose o' English cloons

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'An broke the harp o' Irish loons

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the thistle taps will jab his thumbs

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This wee bit German lairdie

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Come up amang our Hieland Hills

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thou wee bit German lairdie

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see the Stuart's lang kail thrive

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They dibbled in oor yairdie

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but if a stock ye daur to pu'

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Or haud the yokin' o' a plough

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We'll brak your sceptre owre your mou'

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Thou feckless German lairdie

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Our hills are steep, our glens are deep

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Nae fitting fer a yairdie

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Our Norland thistles winna pu'

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Thou feckless German lairdie

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But we've the trenching blades o' weir

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Wa'd prune ye o' your German gear

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We'll pass ye 'neath the claymore's shear

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Thou feckless German lairdie

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O Scotland, thou'rt cauld a hole

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For nursin' siccan vermin

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The very dugs o' the English court

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They bark and howl in German

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So keep thy dibble in thy ain hand

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Thy spade but an' thy yairdie

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For wha the de'il now rules your land (pause)

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But a wee bit German lairdie