Twa Recruitin Sergeants
The Corries
It's over the mountains, and over the main Through Gibraltar tae France and tae Spain Get a feather tae your bonnet, and a kilt abeen your knee Sae An' list my bonnie laddie an' come awa wi me Twa recruitin' sairgants cam frae the black watch To markets and fairs some recruits for to catch An' a' that they listed was forty an' twa Sae list my bonnie laddie an' come awa It's over the mountains, and over the main Through Gibraltar tae France and tae Spain Get a feather tae your bonnet, and a kilt abeen your knee Sae An' list my bonnie laddie an' come awa wi me Oh laddie, ye dinna ken the danger that ye're in If your horses wis tae fleg an' your ousen to rin This greedy auld fairmer he winna pay your fee So list bonnie laddie an' come awa wi me It's over the mountains, and over the main Through Gibraltar tae France and tae Spain Get a feather tae your bonnet, and a kilt abeen your knee Sae An' list my bonnie laddie an' come awa wi me It's out o the barn an' intae the byre This auld fairmer thinks ye'll never tire For it's a slavery job of lowly degree So list bonnie laddie an' come awa wi me. It's over the mountains, and over the main Through Gibraltar tae France and tae Spain Get a feather tae your bonnet, and a kilt abeen your knee Sae An'list bonnie laddie an' come awa wi me Oh, laddie if ye've got a sweetheart an' bairn Ye'll easily get rid o' that ill-spun yarn Twa rattles o' the drum an that'll pay it a' So list bonnie laddie an' come awa It's over the mountains, and over the main Through Gibraltar tae France and tae Spain Get a feather tae your bonnet, and a kilt abeen your knee Sae An'list bonnie laddie an' come awa wi me