Biography:
Andy Stewart (30 December 1933 - 11 October 1993) was a Scottish singer and entertainer.
The use of tartan patriotism and stereotypical Scottish humour goes back to Sir Harry Lauder and music hall songs. In the 1960s this strand was continued by entertainer Andy Stewart.
He was born in Glasgow in 1933, the son of a teacher. He moved to Arbroath as a child and then trained as an actor at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow.
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Traditional Scottish song sung at Hogmanay (New Year's Eve).
Intro C G C
Chorus
C
Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
G
Campbeltown Loch och-aye
C
Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
G C
I would drink you dry
Verse 1
C
Now Campbeltown Loch is a beautiful place
F C
But the price of the whiskey is grim.
F
How nice it would be if the whiskey was free
C G C
And the Loch was filled up to the brim
Chorus
C
Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
G
Campbeltown Loch och-aye
C
Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
G C
I would drink you dry
Verse 2
C
I'd buy a yacht with the money I've got
F C
And I'd anchor it out in the bay
F
If I wanted a sip I'd go in for a dip
C G C
I'd be swimmin' by night and by day
Chorus
C
Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
G
Campbeltown Loch och-aye
C
Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
G C
I would drink you dry
Verse 2
C
We'd have a gathering of the clans
F C
They'd come from near and far
F
I can see them grin as they're wading in
C G C
And shouting "Slainte mhor!"
Chorus
C
Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
G
Campbeltown Loch och-aye
C
Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
G C
I would drink you dry
Verse 3
C
But what if the boat should overturn
F C
And drowned in the Loch was I
F
You'd hear me shout you'd hear me call out
C G C
"What a wonderful way to die !"
Chorus
C
Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
G
Campbeltown Loch och-aye
C
Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
G C
I would drink you dry
Verse 4
C
But what's this I see ochone for me
F C
It's a vision to make your blood freeze
F
It's the police afloat in a dirty big boat
C G C
And they're shouting "time gentlemen please!"
Chorus
C
Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
G
Campbeltown Loch och-aye
C
Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
G C
I would drink you dry
Intro C G C
Chorus
C
Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
G
Campbeltown Loch och-aye
C
Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
G C
I would drink you dry
Verse 1
C
Now Campbeltown Loch is a beautiful place
F C
But the price of the whiskey is grim.
F
How nice it would be if the whiskey was free
C G C
And the Loch was filled up to the brim
Chorus
C
Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
G
Campbeltown Loch och-aye
C
Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
G C
I would drink you dry
Verse 2
C
I'd buy a yacht with the money I've got
F C
And I'd anchor it out in the bay
F
If I wanted a sip I'd go in for a dip
C G C
I'd be swimmin' by night and by day
Chorus
C
Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
G
Campbeltown Loch och-aye
C
Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
G C
I would drink you dry
Verse 2
C
We'd have a gathering of the clans
F C
They'd come from near and far
F
I can see them grin as they're wading in
C G C
And shouting "Slainte mhor!"
Chorus
C
Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
G
Campbeltown Loch och-aye
C
Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
G C
I would drink you dry
Verse 3
C
But what if the boat should overturn
F C
And drowned in the Loch was I
F
You'd hear me shout you'd hear me call out
C G C
"What a wonderful way to die !"
Chorus
C
Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
G
Campbeltown Loch och-aye
C
Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
G C
I would drink you dry
Verse 4
C
But what's this I see ochone for me
F C
It's a vision to make your blood freeze
F
It's the police afloat in a dirty big boat
C G C
And they're shouting "time gentlemen please!"
Chorus
C
Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
G
Campbeltown Loch och-aye
C
Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
G C
I would drink you dry
