- Twa recruitin’ sergeants, came frae the Black W atch
T o markets and fairs some laddies for to catch
But a' that they listed was forty and twa
So list bomlie laddie and come awa’ wi’ me
So it's over the mountains and over the main
Through Gibralter to France and Spain
Get a feather in yer bonnet and your kilt abin your knee
Enlist bonnie laddie and come awa' wi' me
- Oh laddie ye dinna ken the danger that ye’re in
If yer horse was to fleg and yer owsen wis to rin
That greedy auld fairmer winna pey yer fee
So list bonnie laddie and come awa' wi’ me
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- It's intae the barn and oot o’ the byre
This auld fairmer thinks ye'll never tire
For it’s slavery a job of low degree
So list bonnie laddie and come awa' wi' me
Chorus
- Wi’ yer tattie poorins and yer meal and kail
Yer soor sowen soorins and yer ill brewed ale
Wi' yer buttermilk and whey and yer breid fued raw
So list bonnie laddie and come awa’ wi' me
Chorus
- Oh laddie if ye'v e got a sweetheart and a baim
Ye'll easily get rid o’ that ill spun yairn
Twa rattles o’ the drum and that'll pey it a’
So list bonnlie laddie and come awa’ wi’ me
Chorus
