[Intro]
D G D
[Verse]
D
Here's a tinkler seekin' rags
Em7 A
Seekin' rags, an' seekin' rags
D
He begs wi' plea that never flags
G D
Though Collie growls a warnin'
Bm F#
What's the use of comin' here?
Bm
We're sillerless wi' little gear
[Chorus]
A
All the time the billows roar
A
Men wha fish must bide ashore
D
So come ye back some ither day
Em7 A
Ither day, some ither day
D
Wur wearin' a' the rags we hae
G D A D G D A D
And weary o' the darnin'
[Verse]
D
Here's a man wha winnae ploo
Em7 A
Winnae ploo, wha winnae ploo
D
Ne'er a thowt tae keep a coo
G D
He cinnoe thole the farmin'
Bm F#
Cauld the wind wi' whistle seeks
Bm
The muckle holes in Willie's breeks
[Chorus]
A
All the time the billows roar
A
Men wha fish must bide ashore
D
So come ye back some ither day
Em7 A
Ither day, some ither day
D
Wur wearin' a' the rags we hae
G D A D
And weary o' the darnin'
[Instrumental]
D G A D
G D A D
[Verse]
D
In an oot the needle flies
Em7 A
Needle flies, the needle flies
D
We've patches here o' sic a size
G D
'Twill keep her goin' 'til morning
Bm F#
Gang we all wi' tattered sarks
Bm
While faither's creels lie oot o' work
[Chorus]
A
All the time the billows roar
A
Men wha fish must bide ashore
D
So come ye back some ither day
Em7 A
Ither day, some ither day
D
Wur wearin' a' the rags we hae
G D A D
And weary o' the darnin'
[Instrumental]
Bm F# Bm A
D G A D
G D A D
[Verse]
D
Here's a tinkler seekin' rags
Em7 A
Seekin' rags, an' seekin' rags
D
He begs wi' plea that never flags
G D
Though Collie growls a warnin'
Bm F#
What's the use of comin' here?
Bm
We're sillerless wi' little gear
[Chorus]
A
All the time the billows roar
A
Men wha fish must bide ashore
D
So come ye back some ither day
Em7 A
Ither day, some ither day
D
Wur wearin' a' the rags we hae
G D A D G D A D
And weary o' the darnin'