Lyrics & Knowledge Personal Pages Record Shop Auction Links Radio & Media Kids Membership Help
The Mudcat Cafesj



User Name Thread Name Subject Posted
Tattie Bogle Songs about friendship (32) RE: Songs about friendship 01 Mar 25


Well, nearly 15 years on since it was mentioned above, but here is Ian Sinclair's song "Tak a Dram", which I sang last weekend at a musical gathering where it did so much express the feeling of friendship and love of music.

Tak' A Dram                                Ian Sinclair    (Mirk)

Oh, this evening's passed so quickly,
And the music's almost done;
We've heard the piper and the fiddler,
The singer and his song.
The time has come for us to leave you;
One last song before we go;
Chorus:
So button up and aye be cheery
Tak a dram afore ye go.
Button up and aye be cheery,
Tak a dram afore ye go.

For this night we will remember,
And the music's been just fine;
But the cold, grey land of Caithness
Can be cruel and unkind.
We must bid fareweel and leave you;
Travel through the ice and snow;
So button up, etc.

So goodnight and God be with you,
And watch over you until
We can a' meet here thegither,
And our glasses we will refill.
We'll drink a health tae absent friends
And make the beer and whisky flow,
So button up, etc.


Post to this Thread -

Back to the Main Forum Page

By clicking on the User Name, you will requery the forum for that user. You will see everything that he or she has posted with that Mudcat name.

By clicking on the Thread Name, you will be sent to the Forum on that thread as if you selected it from the main Mudcat Forum page.

By clicking on the Subject, you will also go to the thread as if you selected it from the original Forum page, but also go directly to that particular message.

By clicking on the Date (Posted), you will dig out every message posted that day.

Try it all, you will see.