In Forfar County I was born But faith I div think shame, sir Tae tell o' the weary life I led Afore I left my hame, sir Hurra, hurra, wi my tilt a fal air al aye doh My faither was a weaver poor As ever filled a spool, sir And never was meat cam tae wir door But jist a pun' at Yule, sir Hurra, hurra, wi my tilt a fal air al aye doh When I was six I gaed tae school Because it was the fashion And every Sunday tae the kirk Tae save me o' a thrashin' Hurra, hurra, wi my tilt a fal air al aye doh They learnt me there tae read and write And learnt the rule o' three, sir But a nobler thought cam tae my mind A sodger I would be, sir Hurra, hurra, wi my tilt a fal air al aye doh So I gaed doon tae Forfar toon All in the Forfar County And I signed up wi' Sergeant Brown For forty pounds o' bounty Hurra, hurra, wi my tilt a fal air al aye doh They gaed me clothes tae hap ma back And mittens for my hands, sir Swore I was the bravest chiel In a' the Hielan clan, sir Hurra, hurra, wi my tilt a fal air al aye doh We spent the maist o' a' our time Just marchin' up and doon, sir Wi' a feather bonnet tae wir cap And poorthered tae wir croon, sir Hurra, hurra, wi my tilt a fal air al aye doh But fegs they gart me change my tune And sent me off tae Spain, sir Where forty regiments in a row Came marchin' o'er the plain, sir Hurra, hurra, wi my tilt a fal air al aye doh For three long days and nichts we fought I thought 'twould never end, sir 'Til a bullet came fustlin' through my leg And I up and fired again, sir Hurra, hurra, wi my tilt a fal air al aye doh The surgeon came and dressed my wounds They said I would be lame, sir But I got hud o' some oxter staffs And I came hirplin' hame, sir Hurra, hurra, wi my tilt a fal air al aye doh Noo a' the things that I've been through I've scarcely time tae mention For noo I'm back in Forfar shire And living frae my pension Hurra, hurra, wi my tilt a fal air al aye doh Hurra, hurra, wi my tilt a fal air al aye doh
@kevinmorgan1769
10 жыл бұрын
I lover performing this tune accompanying myself on bodhran. It's a great tune that tells a tale that "sodgers" have been telling for generations now.
@jayawilder3835
5 ай бұрын
@SeaDog337 Thank you for posting the lyrics. I don't hear well and it makes the song for me when I can follow the story.🥰
@robertmclaren3933
10 жыл бұрын
Was very fortunate to see the band play live in the Stirling Rugby Club......they are magnificent musicians.....one comment was made on the night about checking that pipers hands I think he must have seven fingers on each.....and this was from the best piper that I have ever heard......brilliant band.
@agnesbank
15 жыл бұрын
Hmm... i love them... this is my favourite song, and waterloo as well... thx Silver WolfMoon
@obsoleteelite8258
6 жыл бұрын
I played this tune out on Kingston Jamaican Mushrooms one night. They kicked in as soon as the tune dropped. It was fantastic.
@LinnTractorNut
15 жыл бұрын
One of the best live performances I have ever seen!
@SilverWolfMoon
12 жыл бұрын
@RahkshiPinkerton Why should it be free? The album is available in MP3 download format, from *paying* sites.
@ellesetta
12 жыл бұрын
Such a happy tune! Love the accent...even if i don't understand every word!
@stonedape2406
3 жыл бұрын
It's not an accent, it's the scots language
@blaze9525
13 жыл бұрын
to whoever disliked, you have no soul.
@johnkube8134
6 жыл бұрын
blaze9525 aye an’ problems atop ‘em as wit nae
@ThyGeekGoddessMuze
6 жыл бұрын
Sounds like what they picked up thru British West Indies! I'm finding folks coming in from Jamaica and Barbados now, before and after Grandad "diagnosed" George III and got kicked to Virginia.
@RahkshiPinkerton
12 жыл бұрын
I wish there was the free MP3 link for this... =(
@morecopemorerope4372
6 жыл бұрын
Lyrics?
@kevinjohnson256
13 жыл бұрын
Not all scottish people sound like that. Hehe. Just in the North East.
@stonedape2406
3 жыл бұрын
It's its awn leid, Scots, an tha Doric Byleid
@Motoguzzi750
2 жыл бұрын
Just the coolest sounding ones. Not me though, I speak Strine. My grandad was a Catterline loon......
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