| It happened at last Whitson time
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| That I hae got no place
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| An' I gaed doon tae Inchfae
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| My fortune for tae chase.
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| Sing I ree eritie a’ree
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| An' sing I ree eritie an.
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| I met in wi' Adam Mitchell
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| An' a fee we did presume
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| He’s a fairmer in Klenethlyn
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| At a place called Sleepytoon.
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| Sing I ree eritie a’ree
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| An' sing I ree eritie an.
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| If you an I agree says he
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| You’ll get the fairest play
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| For I never bid my servants
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| Work above twelve hours a day.
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| Sing I ree eritie a’ree
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| An' sing I ree eritie an.
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| If a' be true you’ll tell tae me
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| You think the place’ll suit
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| An' I will gang along wi' you
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| Although you’re an ugly brute.
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| Sing I ree eritie a’ree
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| An' sing I ree eritie an.
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| Well the order was tae bed at nine.
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| An' never leave the toon
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| For every time we left it
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| We’d be fined a half a' croon.
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| Sing I ree eritie a’ree
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| An' sing I ree eritie an.
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| Well we never heeded what he said
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| But aye we took the pass
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| Sometimes to buy tobacco
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| An' sometimes to court a lass.
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| Sing I ree eritie a’ree
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| An' sing I ree eritie an.
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| Well my neighbour was fined a many’s a croon
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| But never lost the heart
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| An' I myself was fined a croon
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| For turning ow’r the cart.
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| Sing I ree eritie a’ree
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| An' sing I ree eritie an.
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| And now the time has come at last
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| An' we hae all gang free
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| An' we’ll gang doon tae Tilford
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| Tae hae ourselves a spree.
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| Sing I ree eritie a’ree
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| An' sing I ree eritie an.
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| An' when we gang tae Tilford
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| We’ll make the glass gang roond
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| We’ll tell them o' the muses
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| That we got at Sleepytoon.
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| Sing I ree eritie a’ree
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| An' sing I ree eritie an.
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| Maybe we’ll see auld Mitchell there
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| A' supping at his brose
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| I’ll gie him a len o' my hankie
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| For tae wipe his snottery nose.
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| Sing I ree eritie a’ree
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| An' sing I ree eritie an. |