Twa Recruitin’ Segeants Songtext
von The McCalmans

There was twa recruitin′ sergeants came frae the Black Watch
Tae markets and fairs, some recruits for tae catch
But a' that they ′listed was forty and twa
Enlist my bonnie laddie an' come awa

And it's over the mountains and over the Main
Through Gibralter, to France and Spain
Pit a feather tae your bonnet, and a kilt aboon your knee
Enlist my bonnie laddie and come awa with me

It′s out o′ the barn and into the byre
Well this ole farmer, he thinks ye never tire
It's a slavery job of low degree
Sae list my bonnie laddie and come awa with me

And it′s over the mountains and over the Main
Through Gibralter, to France and Spain
Pit a feather tae your bonnet, and a kilt aboon your knee
Enlist my bonnie laddie and come awa with me


Oh, laddie ye dinna ken the danger that yer in
If yer horses was to fleg and yer owsen was to rin
This greedy ole farmer, he wouldna pay yer fee
Sae list my bonnie laddie and come awa wi' me

And it′s over the mountains and over the Main
Through Gibralter, to France and Spain
Pit a feather tae your bonnet, and a kilt aboon your knee
Enlist my bonnie laddie and come awa with me

With your tattie porin's and yer meal and kale
Yer soor sowan′ soorin's and yer ill-brewed ale
Yer buttermilk, yer whey, and yer breid fired raw
Sae list my bonnie laddie and come awa

And it's over the mountains and over the Main
Through Gibralter, to France and Spain
Pit a feather tae your bonnet, and a kilt aboon your knee
Enlist my bonnie laddie and come awa with me

Oh, laddie if ye had a sweetheart an′ a bairn
Ye′ll easily get rid o' that ill-spun yarn
Twa rattles o′ the drum, aye, and that'll pay it a′
Sae list my bonnie laddie and come awa


And it's over the mountains and over the Main
Through Gibralter, to France and Spain
Pit a feather tae your bonnet, and a kilt aboon your knee
Enlist my bonnie laddie and come awa with me

And it′s over the mountains and over the Main
Through Gibralter, to France and Spain
Pit a feather tae your bonnet, and a kilt aboon your knee
Enlist my bonnie laddie and come awa with me