The piper came to our town, To our town, to our town The piper came to our town And he played so bonnielie He play'd a spring the laird to please A spring brent new from 'yont the seas And then he gae his bags a squeeze And played anither key
Chorus: And wasna he a rougey, a rougey, a rougey, And wasna he a rougey, the piper o' Dundee
He play'd "The Welcome Ower the Main" And "Ye's Be Fou and I'se be Fain" And "Auld Stuart's Back Again" Wi' muckle mirth and glee. He play'd "The Kirk", he play'd "The Queen" "The Mullin Dhu" and "Chevalier" And "Lang Awa' But Welcome Here" Sae sweet, sae bonnielie
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It's some gat swords and some gat nane And some were dancing mad their lane And mony a vow o' weir was ta'en That night at Amulrie. There was Tillibardine, and Burleigh And Struan, Keith, and Olgivie, And brave Carnegie, wha' but he, The piper o' Dundee.
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Meaning of unusual words: brent=advance quickly fou=drunk fain=amorous muckle=a lot weir=war