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Mistress Greig
03:32
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Mistress Greig (traditional)
'Twas at a certain ferm toun
on the windin' Deveron-Plaidy border
There was an auld wifey caad Mistress Greig
The servant girlies she kept in order
(Chorus)
Tow row row row te fal de diddle di dee
Te fal de diddle di dee te tow row row
Ilka nicht afore she gaed tae bed
She did search the hoose all over
In fearin' a villain micht be there
And amongst them prove a rover
The weemin bein' o' this sae tired
A suit o' men's clothes they procured
And they hae made a man o' straa
And in anaith the bed he was buried
When Mistress Greig was jawin' her rouns
'Twas in anaith the bed she spied him
"Come oot o' that, ye villain!" she cried
"An dinna think yer frae me hidin'
The weemin they were pitten up
To tak him frae whaur he was lyin'
And the auld man placed at the fit o' the stairs
To cudgel him when from them flyin'
They've taen him oot and they've lain him doon
The auld man he was for him ready
And when he laid on his stick sae hard
Baith his legs fell from his body
The weemin they were pitten awa
For this ill deeds that they'd been deein'
And Mistress Greig and her auld man
Were left to gaither his body thegither
Mistress Greig and her auld man
Puir auld bodies they need'na bother
And when he lays on his stick sae hard
Perhaps he'll maybe slay some ither!
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It's Sadder Than That
04:59
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When First I Came to Caledonia - traditional
When first I came to Caledonia
I got loading at number three
I got boarding at Donald Norman's
He had a daughter could make good tea
And it was me and my brother Charlie
The biggest shavers you e'er did see
We're spearing eels in the month of April
And starving slaves out on Scaterie
I ga'ed tae Norman's for a pair of brochan
A pound of soap and a cake of tea
But Norman said that I may not have them
'Til fish got plenty on Scaterie
So I went over to their big harbour
Just on purpose for to see the spray
I spied a maiden from Boulandrie over
She looked to me like the Queen of May
Noo if I had pen from Pennsylvania
And I had paper of the purest white
If I had ink of the rosy morning
A true love note unto you I'd write
And I wish that I was on the deepest ocean
As far from land as once I could be
Sailing over the deepest water
A woman's love would never trouble me
And I lay my head to a cask of brandy
And it's a dandy I do declare
'Cause when I'm drinking, I'm seldom thinking
How to gain that young lady fair
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Memories of Argyll
04:15
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Memories of Argyll - Calum McIlroy
At the top looking out
I could stay forever
Hands in pockets with my love
I could stay
Smoked skies at the harbour
I could stay forever
There's nothing going on here
I could stay
It's a rare kind of feeling
On this late winter's evening
It's much colder than the tourist season
But from you I have no plans of leaving
Playing pool at your folks' house
I could stay forever
Always longed for times like these
I could stay
Came to ring in the new year
I could stay forever
Never cared much for times like these
I could stay
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Calum McIlroy Scotland, UK
BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2024
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