Nigel Gatherer wrote: ....................................... > X:149 > T:We're No Awa Tae Bide Awa > S:Catherine Smith, Dundee > Z:Nigel Gatherer > M:4/4 > L:1/8 > K:D > DE|F3 A GFED|F2 D2 D2 FA|d3 e dcBA|B4 A3 A| > d3 e d2 F2|G2 B2 A3 A|B2 A2 d2 F2|E4 D2|] > > 1. As I was walking doon the Overgate [1], > I met wi' Johnnie Scobie > I says, "Man will ye hae a hauf?" > He says, "Man, that's ma hoabbie!" > > Chorus: > For we're no' awa tae bide awa, > We're no' awa tae leave ye, > For we're no' awa tae bide awa, > We'll aye come back an' see ye. > > 2. Oh, we had a hauf, and anither hauf, > And then we had anither, > And she got drunk, and he got drunk, > An' we a' went hame thegither! > > [1] = The Overgate was a very busy thoroughfare in Dundee. I know that > there were other regional variants, but I can't recall any now. I don't > know how widespread this song was, but it was/is known in Edinburgh, > Perthshire, Dundee, and, If I remember correctly, Glasgow.
There's a version from Carnwath (Lanarkshire) which starts off: "As I gaed in by Carnwath Mills .." I vaguely remember someone (Gordon Hotchkiss???) claiming that this was the origial, but who knows. Regards, Ted Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
