I was stationed in Thurso, Scotland from 1965 to 1967. They had their own version of Tatties n Herrin. These are the words, with an attempt at dialect, as best I can remember. Tatties n Herrin The King came for fowlk tae fight the foe It was not tae Week or tae Lybster did go But he came up tae Thirsa for the brave and the darin For the lads that were broucht up on Tatties n Herrin Chorus Tatties n herrin, Murkle Bay herrin For the lads that were broucht up on Tatties n Herrin Ye auld fisher fowlk ye ken them weel On Saturday nichts they are drinkin their fill On Sundays and Mondays they're nae muckle carin For the rest of the week they're on Tatties and Herrin Chorus. The air was vaguely similar and the first verse seems to be based on part of the versions of the original. Thirsa = Thurso Murkle Bay is a local bay. Week = Wick
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