1: As I cam ower the Castlegate,
I met a fair young lass;
And she gaed me a wink wi the tail o her ee,
As I cam walkin past.
Ricky doo dum day, doo dum day,
Ricky dicky doo dum day.
2: I asked her fit her name wis,
Says she, "It's Mary Rose,
And I bide in ower the Castlegate,
At the fit o Peacock's Close.
3: I spierd faa she wis bade wi, And says she, "A Mistress Bruce."
Syne I got an invitation,
Tae gyang tae the lodgin hoose.
4: Noo as we gaed doon the Peacock's Close,
It bein raither dark;
I slipped ma money fae ma inside pooch,
An waffed it tae the tail o ma sark.
[waffed - tied
5: Weel, we gaed in the lodgin hoose,
An on a chair sat doon;
Fin she gaed me a wink wi the tail o her ee,
Says she, "Come ben the room."
6: Well I fed her pies and porter,
I fed her ham and beer;
An I swear she ate an drunk as muckle,
As I'd dae in a year.
7: Syne we went tae bed contentedly,
Tae spend a peacefu nicht;
Fan a knock it cam tae the bedroom door,
At the brakin o daylicht.
8: Then in cam twa policemen,
An they taen me be the hair,
An I did a huly-burly,
In ma sark tail doon the stair.
9: Then aa nicht lang I thocht I lay,
In the airms o Mary Rose,
Fin I waukened I wis lyin on ma back,
At the fit o Peacock's Close.
10: Oh she stole fae me ma watch an chain,
Ma speuchan and ma purse;
But I stole fae her her maidenheid,
And that's a damn sicht worse.
[speuchan - tobacco pouch
11: Sae aa ye jolly plooboys,
That are gan oot for a lark,
Jist ye be like me fin ye gang on a spree,
Waff yer money tae the tail o your sark.
[waff - tie
Ricky doo dum day, doo dum day,
Ricky dicky doo dum day. |
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