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T:Guise O' Tough
B:The Scottish Folksinger" 1973, Norman Buchan & Peter Hall
N:taken from "Folk Songs of the North East" by Gavin Greig.
F:http://www.folkinfo.org/songs
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w:I gaed up to Al-ford For to get a fee,
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w:I fell in wi' Jam-ie Broon, And wi' him I did a-gree.
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w:Turn a hi dum do, Turn a hi--dum_ day
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w:Hi dum did-dle Dum a dan day-o
W:I gaed up tae Alford,
W:for tae get a fee
W:I fell in wi' Jamie Broon
W:an' wi' him I did agree
W:
W:Chorus:
W:Tum a hi dum do, Tum a hi dum day
W:Hi dum diddle, dum a dandy o
W:
W:I engaged wi' Jamie Broon
W:in the year o' ninety wan
W:Tae gang an' ca' his second pair
W:an' be his orra man
W:
W:When I gaed hame tae Alford
W:'twas on an evening clear
W:An' oot aboot some orra hoose
W:the gaffer did appear
W:
W:I'm the maister o' this place
W:an' that's the mistress there
W:An' ye'll get plenty cheese an' bried
W:an' plenty mair tae spare
W:
W:I sat an'' ate at cheese an' bried
W:till they did roon me stare
W:And fegs I thocht that it was time
W:tae gang an' see ma pair
W:
W:I gaed tae the stable
W:my pairie for tae view
W:An' fegs they were a dandy pair,
W:a chestnut and a blue
W:
W:On the followin' mornin'
W:I gaed tae the ploo'
W:But lang, lang or lowsin' time
W:my pairie gart me rue
W:
W:My ploo' she wisnae workin' weel,
W:she widna thraw the fur
W:The gaffer says "There's a better ane
W:at the smiddy tae gang for"
W:
W:When I got hame the new ploo'
W:she pleased me unco weel
W:But I thocht she wid dae better gin
W:she had a cuttin' wheel
W:
W:We hae a little baillie
W:and Jamieson's his name
W:And he's gane doon tae Alford
W:an' raised an awfy fame
W:
W:We hae a gallant kitchie lass
W:an' Simpson is her name
W:An' for tae tell her pedigree
W:I really wad think shame
W:
W:She dresses up on Sunday
W:wi' a heid abeen the level
W:Wi' twa raws o' ivory
W:wad scare the very devil
W:
W:Noo my sang is ended
W:and I won't sing any more
W:An' if ye be offended
W:ye can walk ootside the door
W: