With additions and variations.Sent to me by my sister who got it from god knows where. SAUGHTON HOTEL I was lifted blind drunk in the High Street one night And when I awoke there I got such a fright The judge said tae me ye can gang for a spell O' six month's hard labour in Saughton Hotel Toor-a-loo toor-a-lee Hoo wid ye, how wid ye like tae be me We got in a carriage and drove there in state We never stopped once till we got to the gate The warder got oot and he pulled the big bell And I duly entered the Saughton Hotel The first thing you do is to change a yer claes In a wee private box far frae a' public gaze In they knicker bockers you look such a swell For that's how they dress ye in Saughton Hotel For breakfast next morning I ordered an egg The warden he thought I was pullin his leg When he got his breath back, he said wi a yell The jail-birds don't lay eggs in Saughton Hotel He comes up each evening tae bid ye guid night And when tuckin ye in, he pits oot the light He squeezes yer pillow and says tae sleep well Aye, they're awfy nice wardens in Saughton Hotel The doctors they have there are a' of a grade The last one they had was a plumber tae trade There's a bonnie wee grave-yard in Colinton Dell Where they bury the guests frae the Saughton Hotel
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