Andy M. Stewart - The Parish of Dunkeld and The | Текст песни

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O, what a parish, a terrible parish,
O, what a parish is that o' Dunkel',
They hangit their minister, droon'd their precentor
* hangit=hanged
* droon'd=drawned
Dang doun the steeple, and fuddled the bell.
* dang=struck
* doun=dawn
The steeple was doun, but the Kirk was still staunin',
* doun = dawn
* staunin = standing
They biggit a lum whaur the bell used to hang,
* biggit=built
* lum=chimney
* whaur=where
A stellpat they gat and they brewed Hieland whisky,
* stellpat=stillpot
* gat = got
* Hieland=Highland

On Sundays they drank it, and ranted and sang.
O, had you but seen how graceful it lookit
To see the cramm'd pews sae socially join
* sae=so
Macdonald the piper stuck up in the poopit
* poopit=pulpit
He made the pipes skirl out music divine.
Wi' whisky and beer, they'd curse and they'd swear
They'd argy and fecht what ye daurna weel tell
* argy=argy
* fecht=fight

'Bout Geordie and Cherlie they bothered fu' rarely
Wi' whisky they're worse than the devil himsel'.
When the heart-cheerin' spirit had mounted their garret
To a ball on the green they a' did adjourn
* a' = all
Maids wi' coats kilted, they steppit and liltit
When tired they shook hands, and then hame did return.
* hame=home
If the kirks a'owre Scotland held like social meetin's
* a'ower=all over
Nae warning' ye'd need from a far-tinklin' bell
* Nae=No
For a true love and friendship wad draw ye thegither
* wad=would
* thegither=together
Far better than roarin' the horrors o' hell.


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