[Verse]
Am
When I was young and short of tongue
E
A silly wee fool was I
Am
The morning after I left the school
E Am
I heard my mother sigh
[Chorus]
Am
Get up, get out, you lazy lout
D Am
Get into your working clothes
C
Up to your knees in oil and grease
G
With the grindstone to your nose
[Verse]
Am
I bought a clock, a bonny wee clock
E
To help me tell the time
Am
It waken me every morning
E
With a very poetic rhythm
[Chorus]
Am
Get up, get out, you lazy lout
D Am
Get into your working clothes
C
Up to your knees in oil and grease
G
With the grindstone to your nose
[Verse]
Am
I married a lass, a bonny wee lass
E
And kept her many a-year
Am
Come what may, she began every day
E
By whispering in my ear
[Chorus]
Am
Get up, get out, you lazy lout
D Am
Get into your working clothes
C
Up to your knees in oil and grease
G
With the grindstone to your nose
[Verse]
Am
Some can lie as long as they like
E
They're luckier man than me
Am
I never get to lie very long
E
I'm only 5 foot 3
Am
Get up, get out, you lazy lout
D Am
Get into your working clothes
C
Up to your knees in oil and grease
G
With the grindstone to your nose
[Outro]
Am
I'll look for work tomorrow
E Am
If you just let me sleep today