Twa Recruiting Sergeants Songtext
von Schooner Fare

Oh, It′s over the mountains, and over the main
Through Gibraltar to France and Spain
Its a feather tae your bonnet, and a kilt abeen your knee
Enlist bonnie laddie an' come awa wi me

Oh, It′s over the mountain, and over the main
Through Gibraltar to France and Spain
It's a feather tae your bonnet, and a kilt abeen your knee
Enlist bonnie laddie an' come awa wi me

Now 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
So list bonnie laddie an' come awa

Oh, It′s over the mountains, and over the main
Through Gibraltar to France and Spain
It's a feather tae your bonnet, and a kilt abeen your knee
En list bonnie laddie an′ come awa wi me


Now laddie, ye dinna ken the danger that ye're in
If your horses wis to fleg an' your ousen wis to rin
This greedy auld fairmer winna pey your fee
So list bonnie laddie an′ come awa wi me

Oh, It′s over the mountains, and over the main
Through Gibraltar to France and Spain
It's a feather tae your bonnet, and a kilt abeen your knee
Enlist bonnie laddie an′ come awa wi me

It is oot' by the barn an′ in by the byre
This auld fairmer thinks ye'll never tire
For it′s a slavery job of low degree
So list bonnie laddie an' come awa wi me.

Oh, It's over the mountains, and over the main
Through Gibraltar to France and Spain
It′s a feather tae your bonnet, and a kilt abeen your knee
Enlist bonnie laddie an′ come awa wi me

Now, 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 pey it a'
So list bonnie laddie an' come awa


For it′s over the mountains, and over the main
Through Gibraltar to France and Spain
It′s a feather tae your bonnet, and a kilt abeen your knee
Enlist bonnie laddie an' come awa wi me

For it′s over the mountains, and over the main
Through Gibraltar to France and Spain
It's a feather tae your bonnet, and a kilt abeen your knee
Enlist bonnie laddie an′ come awa wi me