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MY JOHNNY LAD |
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I bought a wife in Edinburgh |
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For a bawbie; |
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And then I got a farthing back |
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To buy terbaccer wi' |
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cho: And wi' you, and wi' you, and wi' you, my Johnny lad, |
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I'll dance the buckles off my shoes wi' you my Johnny lad. |
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As I was walkin' Sunday, 'twas there I saw the Queen, |
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A-playln' at the football wi' the lads on Glasgow green, |
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The captain 'o the other slde was scorin' wi' great style, |
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The queen, she called a policeman, and had him thrown in jail. |
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Samson was a mlghty man, and he fought wi' the cuddy's jaw, |
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He fought a thousand battles wearlng crlmson flannel drawers. |
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Napoleon was an emperor, and he ruled on land and sea, |
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He ruled all France and Germany, but he didn't rule Jock McGhee. |
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Now Johnny Is a bonny lad, he is a lad of mine, |
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I've never had a better lad and I've had twenty-nine. |
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Recorded by Clancys |
