Twa Recruitin' Sergeants
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It's over the mountains, and over the main
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Through Gibraltar tae France and tae Spain
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Get a feather tae your bonnet, and a kilt abeen your knee
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Sae An' list my bonnie laddie an' come awa wi me
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Twa recruitin' sairgants cam frae the black watch
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To markets and fairs some recruits for to catch
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An' a' that they listed was forty an' twa
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Sae list my bonnie laddie an' come awa
D Bm Em
It's over the mountains, and over the main
G D Em A
Through Gibraltar tae France and tae Spain
G D Em Bm
Get a feather tae your bonnet, and a kilt abeen your knee
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Sae An' list my bonnie laddie an' come awa wi me
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Oh laddie, ye dinna ken the danger that ye're in
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If your horses wis tae fleg an' your ousen to rin
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This greedy auld fairmer he winna pay your fee
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So list bonnie laddie an' come awa wi me
D Bm Em
It's over the mountains, and over the main
G D Em A
Through Gibraltar tae France and tae Spain
G D Em Bm
Get a feather tae your bonnet, and a kilt abeen your knee
D Bm G D
Sae An' list my bonnie laddie an' come awa wi me
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It's out o the barn an' intae the byre
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This auld fairmer thinks ye'll never tire
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For it's a slavery job of lowly degree
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So list bonnie laddie an' come awa wi me.
D Bm Em
It's over the mountains, and over the main
G D Em A
Through Gibraltar tae France and tae Spain
G D Em Bm
Get a feather tae your bonnet, and a kilt abeen your knee
D Bm G D
Sae An'list bonnie laddie an' come awa wi me
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Oh, laddie if ye've got a sweetheart an' bairn
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Ye'll easily get rid o' that ill-spun yarn
G D Em Bm
Twa rattles o' the drum an that'll pay it a'
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So list bonnie laddie an' come awa
D Bm Em
It's over the mountains, and over the main
G D Em A
Through Gibraltar tae France and tae Spain
G D Em Bm
Get a feather tae your bonnet, and a kilt abeen your knee
D Bm G D
Sae An'list bonnie laddie an' come awa wi me