I found these lyrics at Alan Reid’s website (click for PDF) and checked them against the recording. [Spotify, YouTube]


THE PLEASURE WILL BE MINE
Words and music by Alan Reid
As recorded by The Battlefield Band on “Leaving Friday Harbor,” 1999.

CHORUS: “If ye come wi’ me tae Fintry,” Wullie says tae Caroline,
“Ah wid hae a happy hert.” “The pleasure will be mine,” she says.
“The pleasure will be mine.”

The rain was fa’en doon sae hard the drains were overflowin‘.
Ye’d almost think the flood was comin’ on.
So they huddled in the corner tryin’ tae keep oot o’ the water
And he told her a’ the things he had in mind. CHORUS

“The paper says the workforce will be laid off efter Christmas.
There’s a downturn in the business, so they say.
Ah’ll no’ sit aboot here waitin’ on some company’s decision,
So on Friday ah’ll be liftin’ ma last pay. CHORUS

“We can pack oor bags and leave this place, tak the road tae Fintry,
Fur the country air’s as sweet as guid red wine,
And when summer time comes round again and corn is ripe fur getherin’,
We’ll find oot if ma notion’s richt or wrang.” CHORUS

“They walked hand in hand and wandered down beside the sleepy river
Where the city sounds grew distant in their ears.
The moonbeams in the water glinted silver as he kissed her
And the rumble o’ the city disappeared. CHORUS

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Also recorded by:
Sean Keane on “A Portrait: Best of 1993-2003,” 2004
The Battlefield Band on “Recollection,” 2011.
Dave Curley & Mick Broderick on “A Brand New Day,”2014.
Dave Curley & Mick Broderick on the Liz Madden & Friends album “Celtic Daydreams,” 2015.
Counterpart on “This Accelerating Rate of Change,” 2015.