I gid up tae Alford for tae get a fee
I fell in wi Jimmy Broon, wi him I did agree
Come a hi come a doo
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Hi come a diddle come a dandy o
I fell in wi Jimmy Broon in the year o ninety-one
Tae gang hame an caw his second pair an be his orraman
Come a hi come a doo
Hi come a day
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Fin I gid hame tae Guise o Tough ‚twas on an evening clear
And in aboot the orra hoose the ga er did appear
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I‘m the maister o the place, an that‘s the mistress there
Ye‘ll get plenty cheese an plenty breid an plenty mair tae spare
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Well I sat an ate the cheese an breid till they did roon me stare
An then I thocht that it wis time tae gang an see my pair
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Fin I gid tae the stable my pairie for tae view
Oh fegs, they were a dandy pair a chestnut and a blue
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On the followin mornin I gid tae the ploo
But lang, lang ower lowsin time my pairie gart me rue
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The ploo she wisna workin weel she widna throw the fur
The ga er says a better yin at the smiddy tae gang for
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Fin I got hame the new ploo she pleased me unco weel
I thought she wid be better gin she had a cuttin wheel
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I wrocht awa a month or twa wi unco little clatter
Till I played up some nasty tricks and broke a tattie chapper
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The gaffer he got word o this and orders did lay doon
If I did the like again he‘d pit me frae the toun
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We hae a gallant baillie, aye Wallace is his name
He can fair redd up the kye fin he taks doon a kame
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We hae a little baillie, aye Jamieson‘s his name
He‘s gane ower tae Alford far he‘s raised an awfa fame
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He‘s gane doun tae Charlie Watt‘s for tae hae a dram
Lang, lang e‘er I gaed doon the laddie couldna stan
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We hae a gallant kitchie lass, aye Simpson is her name
For tae tell her pedigree I really wid think shame
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She dresses up on Sunday wi her heid up a the level
Teeth are o the ivory that wid scare the very devil
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Hi come a day
Hi come a diddle come a dandy o
Noo ma sang is ended, I won‘t sing any more
If ony be o ended ye can walk outside the door
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Hi come a day
Hi come a diddle come a dandy o
Come a hi come a doo
Hi come a day
Hi come a diddle come a dandy o
