The Bonnie Lad That Handles The Plough (Barley Rigs, 1993)
THE BONNIE LAD THAT HANDLES THE PLOO (trad)
Success, aye, and flourish tae a barley riggs A health untae the fairmer, likewise until his lads Wishing them tae prosper by the handling o the ploo An the kissin o a bonnie lass when there's naethin else tae do
The tailor he's a laddie that sews at a cloot He'll tak an auld coat an he'll turn it inside oot He'll turn it inside oot an he'll mak it look like new But he's faur frae like the bonnie lad that handles the ploo
The mason he's a laddie that's prood o his post An t'were na for the mason we wid a dee wae frost But he like a the rest wid hae little for tae do An t'were na for the bonnie lad that handles the ploo
The smith he's a laddie that's a o'er wae brook But when he sees a bonnie lass, sae blythesome does he look He kisses her an claps her an ca's her his doo But he's faur frae like the bonnie lad that handles the ploo
The souter he's a laddie that works wae an awl An t'were na for the souter we wid a dee wae caul But the souter like the rest wid hae naethin for tae do An t'were na for the bonnie lad that handles the ploo
The wricht he's a laddie that handles the plane An t'were na for the wricht we wid a dee wae rain But he like a the rest wid hae naethin for tae do An t'were na for the bonnie lad that handles the ploo
Success, aye, and flourish tae a barley riggs A health untae the fairmer, likewise until his lads Wishing them tae prosper by the handling o the ploo An the kissin o a bonnie lass when there's naethin else tae do