The Day we Went to Rothesay, O

One Hogmany at Glesca Fair
There was me, mysel' and sev'ral mair
We a' went off tp hae a tear
And spend the nicht in Rothesay, O
We wander'd through the Broomilaw
Thro' wind and rain and sleet and snaw
And at forty minutes after twa
We got the lenghth of Rothesay, O

cho: A dirrum a doo a dum a day
A dirrum a doo a daddy, O
A dirrum a doo a dum a day
The day we spent in Rothesay, O

A sodger lad named Rutherglen Will
Wha's regiment lyin' at Barn Hill
Went off wi' a tanner to get a jill
In a public hoose in Rothesay, O
Said he, "By Christ, I'd like to sing!"
Says I," Ye'll no do sic a thing"
He said, "Clear the room and I'll mak' a ring
And I'll fecht them a' in Rothesay, O!"

In search o' lodgins we did slide
To find a place where we could hide
There was eichty-twa o' us inside
In a single room in Rothesay, O
We a' lay doon to tak' oor ease
When somebody happened for to sneeze,
And he wakened half a million fleas
In that single room in Rothesay, O

There were several different kinds o' bugs
Some had feet like dyers' clogs
And they say on the bed and they cockit' their lugs
And cried, "Hurrah for Rothesay, O!"
I said, "I think we should elope"
So we went and jouned the Band O' Hope
But the polis wouldna' let us stop
Anither nicht in Rothsey, O

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