1. Oh I am a rovin' journeyman. I roam from town to town.
Whenever I get a job of work, I'm willing to sit down.
My kit's all on my shoulders and my graftin' tool in hand,
And around the country I will go a roving journeyman.
Whenever I come tae Glasgow toon, lassies jump for joy.
Says one unto the other: “Well, here comes a rovin' boy.”
Some treat me to a bottle and the others to a dram,
And that toast goes round the table: “Health unto the journeyman!”

CHORUS: Wi' yer lintern addie, toorin addie, linten addie aye,
Tooran linten addie, tooral linten addie aye.
Pots and pans and helping hands will see you through day.
Linten addie tooral ooral ooral addie aye,
Gie a penny tae the journeyman tae help him on his way.

2. I hadna been in Glasgow toon a week but barely three
Before the provost’s daughter went and fell in love wi me.
She asked me for to dine wi her an' took me by the hand,
And she proudly told her mother that she loved the journeyman.
“Ach! away ye go, ye silly maid. I'll hear you speak nae more.
How can you love a journeyman you've never seen before?”
“Mother sweet, I so entreat. I love him all I can,
And around the country I will go to see my journeyman.” CHORUS

3. “You need nae tae trudge on foot. You'll have a horse and pair.
My wealth with thee and poverty contented I will share.
So overflow the flowing bowl and drain it if you can.
Toast the provost’s daughter and the a roving journeyman.”
I am a roving journeyman. I roam from town to town.
Whenever I get a job of work, I'm willing to sit down.
My kit’s all on my shoulders and my grafting tool in hand,
And around the country I will go a roving journeyman. CHORUS