Johnnie Lad
I bought a wife
in Edinburgh fur a baw – bee
I got a farthin’ back a gain tae buy tobacco wi’
An
wi' you an' wi you an' wi' you johnnie lad
I'll dance the buckles aff ma shoon wi' you ma johnnie lad
As
I was walkin' early, I chanced tae see the Queen,
She was playin' at the fitba' wi the lads on Glesga Green,
An
wi' you an' wi you an' wi' you johnnie lad
I'll dance the buckles aff ma shoon wi' you ma johnnie lad
The
Captain o' the ither side wis scorin’ wi’ great style
So the Queen she cried a polisman an' clapped
him in jile
An wi' you an' wi’ you an' wi' you johnnie lad
I'll dance the buckles
aff ma shoon wi' you ma johnnie lad
Noo Sampson wis a michty man an’ focht wi’ cuddles
jaws
An’ he won a score o’ battles wearing crimson flannel drawers
An wi' you
an' wi’ you an' wi' you johnnie lad
I'll dance the buckles aff ma shoon wi' you ma johnnie lad
Aye,
Sampson wis a michty man an’ he fed on fish and chips
An’ he walked aboot the Gallowgate, pickin' up
the , snips'
An wi' you an' wi’ you an' wi' you johnnie lad
I'll dance the buckles
aff ma shoon wi'you ma johnnie lad
There wis a man o’ Nineveh an' he wis wondrous wise
He
louped intae a hawthorn bush an’ scratched oot baith his eyes
An wi' you an' wi’ you
an' wi' you johnnie lad
I'll dance the buckles aff ma shoon wi'you ma johnnie lad
An’
when he saw his eyes were oot he wis gey troubled then
So hejumped intae anither bush an' scratched them in again
An
wi' you an' wi’ you an' wi' you johnnie lad
I'll dance the buckles aff ma shoon wi'you ma johnnie lad
Oh,
Johnnie is a bonnie lad, he is a lad o' mine
I've never had a better yin, an' I've loved twenty nine
An
wi' you an' wi’ you an' wi' you johnnie lad
I'll dance the buckles aff ma shoon wi'you ma johnnie lad
