Chorus
Well the (G)auld fowk (D7)garr'd me (G)cobble
But ma (D7)cobblin' days are (G)duin
Syne (C)merrit intae siller noo
I'm (G)by wi' buits an' (D7)shuin.
Oh, the (G)lave* can (D7)hae the (G)blessin's [remainder]
O' a(D7)ffection an' ro(G)mance,
I was (C)still amang their bauchles* [down-at-heel shoes]
Had I (G)skippit sic a (D)chance.
Well the
(C)dominie had (D)notions
Tho' the
(G)twa-some (D7)har'ly (G)met,
While
(C)Gossip blam't the meenister
For (G)hingin'
roun' the (D)yett.* [gate]
And the
(C)lawyer kenn'd 'er (D)tocher,* [what she was worth]
'Twas
his (G)preevi(D7)lege tae (G)ken,
But wi'
(C)nocht save needfu' business
Was that
(G)worthy askit (D)ben.
Chorus
The (C)laird
gat inte(D)restit
Suin's
he (G)saw 'er (D7)in the (G)pew
An' he’s
(C)cam' tae ilka service syne
A(G)fore
attendin' (D)few.
And the
(C)preacher thocht 'im (D)pious
'Cause
he (G)didna (D7)un'er(G)staun,
But the
(C)countryside gaed speechless
Gin she (G)taen the cobbler's (D)haun.
Aye the (G)auld fowk (D7)garr'd me (G)cobble
But ma (D7)cobblin' days are (G)duin
Syne (C)merrit intae siller noo
I'm (G)by wi' buits an' (A7)shuin.-D-G
