There were herrin' heads an' bits o' bread
Herrin' heads an' haddies, o
Herrin' heads an' bits o' bread
To carry on the weddin' o

Drum-mer a -doo a- doo a day
drum-mer a -doo a- dad-din o
drum-mer a -doo a- doo a-day
hurrah for the tinklers weddin'o

they tramp it o'er the biallach way
biallach way, biallach way
and bracken was their beddin' o

we never dwell in but-an' ben
but-an' ben, but-an'ben
we never dwell in but-an ben
we camp where trees are spreedin' o

we tightened up the tent a wee
tighntened up, tightened up
tightened up the tent a wee
we'd bracken for our beddin' o