Corries

Twa Recruitin Sergeants

Corries


Tom: D

        D       Bm             Em
 It's over the mountains, and over the main
   G          D       Em              A
Through Gibraltar tae France and tae Spain
       G               D              Em             Bm
Get a feather tae your bonnet, and a kilt abeen your knee
         D               Bm         G          D
Sae An' list my bonnie laddie an' come awa wi me

 D               Bm           Em
Twa recruitin' sairgants cam frae the black watch
     G           D             Em           A
To markets and fairs some recruits for to catch
    G               D       Em        Bm
An' a' that they listed was forty an' twa
     D              Bm         G     D
Sae list my bonnie laddie an' come awa

       D       Bm             Em
 It's over the mountains, and over the main
   G          D       Em              A
Through Gibraltar tae France and tae Spain
       G               D              Em             Bm
Get a feather tae your bonnet, and a kilt abeen your knee
         D               Bm         G          D
Sae An' list my bonnie laddie an' come awa wi me

     D         Bm             Em
Oh laddie, ye dinna ken the danger that ye're in
         G               D            Em       A
If your horses wis tae fleg an' your ousen to rin
        G          D          Em            Bm
This greedy auld fairmer he winna pay your fee
     D            Bm       G           D
So list bonnie laddie an' come awa wi me

       D       Bm             Em
 It's over the mountains, and over the main
   G          D       Em              A
Through Gibraltar tae France and tae Spain
       G               D              Em             Bm
Get a feather tae your bonnet, and a kilt abeen your knee
         D               Bm         G          D
Sae An' list my bonnie laddie an' come awa wi me

      D         Bm        Em
It's out o the barn an' intae the byre
  G        D       Em                A
This auld fairmer thinks ye'll never tire
            G       D     Em       Bm
For it's a slavery job of lowly degree
     D            Bm        G         D
So list bonnie laddie an' come awa wi me.

       D       Bm             Em
 It's over the mountains, and over the main
   G          D       Em              A
Through Gibraltar tae France and tae Spain
       G               D              Em             Bm
Get a feather tae your bonnet, and a kilt abeen your knee
        D            Bm         G          D
Sae An'list bonnie laddie an' come awa wi me

     D     Bm               Em
Oh, laddie if ye've got a sweetheart an' bairn
       G          D           Em        A
Ye'll easily get rid o' that ill-spun yarn
      G             D        Em           Bm
Twa rattles o' the drum an that'll pay it a'
    D            Bm        G    D
So list bonnie laddie an' come awa


       D       Bm             Em
 It's over the mountains, and over the main
   G          D       Em              A
Through Gibraltar tae France and tae Spain
       G               D              Em             Bm
Get a feather tae your bonnet, and a kilt abeen your knee
        D            Bm         G          D
Sae An'list bonnie laddie an' come awa wi me