Young Molly was handsome and pretty I dressed and put on me new coat And off to the mainland to meet her Myself and the small rowing boat I hadn't gone more than a furlong When holes in the bottom did...
As I was walking down the road, A feeling fine and larky oh! A recruiting Sergeant came up to me, Says he "You'd look fine in khaki, oh! For the King he is in need of men, Come read this...
It's fresh I come down Sandgate Street, Dol-li, Dol-li My best friends are here to meet, Dol-li-a Dolly Coxon's pawned her shirt, Dol-li, Dol-li To ride upon a baggage cart, Dol-li-a The green cuffs...
Billy is dead and gone Oh, Billy is dead and gone Billy, Billy could dance He danced into trance Yeah, Billy could dance Around and around To the fiddle sound The fiddle sound drove Billy around Billy...
The Minstrel Boy to the war is gone In the ranks of death you will find him His father's sword he hath girded on And his wild harp slung behind him "Land of Song!" said the warrior bard...
Oh, the praties they are small, over here, over here! Oh, the praties they are small and we dig them in the fall, And we eat them coats and all, over here, over here. Oh, I wish that we were geese,...

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My young love said to me, "My mother won't mind And my father won't slight you For your lack of kind" And she stepped away from me And this she did say "Oh, it will not be long, love,...
Scary cold days in the world of my Granny She rocks in her chair, she's captured in her memory Her features tell the tale of troublesome past Patience and endurance helped her to defeat the task But...

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Bear in mind That death is a drum A call when life is done Bear in mind That death is a drum Beatin‘ forever till the end will come The beatin‘ drum of fear The dark is coming near Who will read the...
Wha wadna fecht for Charlie? Wha wadna draw the sword? Wha wadna up an' rally At the royal Prince's word? Think on Scotland's ancient heroes Think on foreign foes to repell'd Think on glorious Bruce...