The Boatie Rows
On Springthyme SPRCD 1002
John Watt & Davey Stewart - Shores of the Forth
An old Fife song known to Robert Burns that wishes good luck on the fishermen of Largo Bay in the Firth of Forth.
1: The boatie rows, the boatie rows, the boatie rows fu weel,
And muckle luck maintain the boat, the mackerel and the creel.
2: O weel may the boatie row and muckle may she speed,
Weel may the boatie row that wins oor bairnies' breid.
3: We dropped oor line in Largo Bay and fishes we got nine,
There's three tae boil and three tae fry and three tae bait the line.
4: When Sandy, Jock and Janet too are up and gotten lear,
They'll help tae gar the boatie row and lighten aa oor care.
5: O weel may the boatie row that fills a heavy creel,
And helps tae clad oor bairns and a' and buys oor porridge meal.
6: The boatie rows, the boatie rows, the boatie rows fu weel,
And muckle luck maintain the boat, the mackerel and the creel. |
The Beggar's Mantle Ceilidh Band:
Jock Ritchie from Inverkeithing on fiddle, Jock Mullen from Kelty on accordion, Robin McKidd from Glenrothes on guitar and bass and Brian Miller from Penicuik on guitar and mandolin.
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