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Lads O The Fair by Old Blind Dogs
Lads O The Fair
Capo 3
[Intro]
D C D C D C D C
[Verse 1]
D
Come, bonnie lass, lie near me
G
An' let the brandy cheer ye
C
For the road frae Fife tae Falkirk's lang
D
An' cauld an' wet an' weary
My trade, it is the weavin'
G
In the bonnie toun o' Leven
C
An' we'll drink a health tae the farmers' dames
G
Wha'll buy our cloth the morn
[Chorus]
You can see them a', the lads o' the fair
C
Lads frae the Forth an' the Carron water
G
Workin' lads an' lads wi' gear
C
Lads wha'd sell ye the provost's dochter
G
Sodjers back frae the German wars
C D
Peddlers up frae the border
C Am G
An' lassies wi' an eye for mair than the key
C Am G
At the trysting fair at Falkirk
[Verse 2]
D
Come, Georgie, haud the pony
G
For the path is steep and stony
C
An' it's three lang weeks frae the Isle o' Skye
D
And the beasts are thin an' bony
We'll tak the last o' the siller
G
An' buy oursels a gill or two
C
An' drink to the lads wha'll buy our kye
G
In Falkirk toun the morn
[Chorus]
You can see them a', the lads o' the fair
C
Lads frae the Forth an' the Carron water
G
Workin' lads an' lads wi' gear
C
Lads wha'd sell ye the provost's dochter
G
Sodjers back frae the German wars
C D
Peddlers up frae the border
C Am G
An' lassies wi' an eye for mair than the key
C Am G
At the trysting fair at Falkirk
[Verse 3]
D
Staun hear an' I'll show ye
G
There's the toun below ye
C
But we'd best bide here in the barn the nicht
D
For the nightwatch dinna know ye
My brother, he's a ploughman
G
An' I'm for the feeing now, man
C
An' we'll drink tae the price o' the hairvest corn
G
In Falkirk toun the morn
[Chorus]
You can see them a', the lads o' the fair
C
Lads frae the Forth an' the Carron water
G
Workin' lads an' lads wi' gear
C
Lads wha'd sell ye the provost's dochter
G
Sodjers back frae the German wars
C D
Peddlers up frae the border
C Am G
An' lassies wi' an eye for mair than the key
C Am G
At the trysting fair at Falkirk
[Verse 4]
D
The wark o' the weaver's over
G
Likewise the days o' the drover
C
An' the ploughboy sits on a tractor noo
D
Too high to see the clover
The warkin's no sae steady
G
But the lads are aye still ready
C
Tae drink a health tae the working man
G
In Falkirk toun the morn
[Chorus]
You can see them a', the lads o' the fair
C
Lads frae the Forth an' the Carron water
G
Workin' lads an' lads wi' gear
C
Lads wha'd sell ye the provost's dochter
G
Sodjers back frae the German wars
C D
Peddlers up frae the border
C Am G
An' lassies wi' an eye for mair than the key
C Am G
At the trysting fair at Falkirk
[Outro]
D C D C D C D C
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