Irish traditional song lyrics — collected by Beer Belly Band.
Chorus:
Oh yer ma wee gallus broke nae mair.
Yer ma wee gallus bloke nae mair.
Wi’ yer bell blue stride, yer bonnet tae the side,
Yer ma wee gallus bloke nae mair.
As I went by the sweetie works my heart began to beat,
Watching all the factory lasses walking doon the street,
Wi’ their flashy dashy petticoats, flashy dashy shawls,
Five and a tanner gutty boots we’re all we gallus molls.
Chorus
Big Jessie she came runnin’ doon the factory gates at five
The factory shuts at six o’clock but Jess was on the skive
She says to me, “There’s a dance tonight in the corporative hall.”
“You’re on,” says I, “come on,” says I, “you’re going wi’ Robin Hall.”
Chorus
One day as I was walkin’ doon the streets of Glasgow toon
I spied a bonnie lassie standin’ all around
But she would’na give me the time of day, she thought I was a beggar
So I got a kilt and a tank top shirt, now I look like Jimmie MacGregor
Chorus
Now Scots it is a novel tongue, the meaning’s hard to tell.
It’s in the boot and hae nae doubt it’s tapsel teary’ll.
But we are only doin’ our best, we try to do it well,
But what this song is all about we dinae ken oursel’.
Chorus