OK Mickey Joe, you owe me.....lol. The song is on Deaf Shepherd's "Synergy" album, according to the sleeve notes these are the lyrics.
PAWKIE PAITERSON (Words by - John Ballantyne)
As aw was gaun up Hawick Loan Yeh Monanday at morn Aw heard a puir aulg grey meer Gi'e mony a heavy groan Gi'e mony a heavy groan, sir And this she said tae mei Aw'm Pawkie Paiterson's auld grey yaud Sei how they're guidin' mei
The miller o' Hawick Mill bred mei And that Aw du weel ken The miller o' Hawick Mill fed mei Wi' mony a sort o' corn But now the case is altered And this ye plainly sei Aw'm Pawkie Paiterson's auld grey yaud Sei how they're guidin' mei
When a' the rest's set tae the corn Aw'm set oot tae the fog When a' the rest's set tae the haye Aw'm set oot tae the bog As aw gaed intae Hawick Moss 'Twas like tae swally mei Aw'm Pawkie Paiterson's auld grey yaud Sei how they're guidin' mei
And as for Nellie Harkness She rises in the morn And cries "O Godsake, Uncle The yaud's amang the corn" Hei tuik his muckle pleugh-staff then And cam and swabbled mei Aw'm Pawkie Paiterson's auld grey yaud Sei how they're guidin' mei
There's auld Rab Young o' the Back Raw Hei's of'en shod ma clutes Sae Aw wull leave him ma shank banes Tae bei a pair o' butes If hei pushes his legs weel in them They'll come up tae his knei Aw'm Pawkie Paiterson's auld grey yaud Sei how they're guidin' mei
And as for Peggy Duncan She is a bonnie lass Aw'll leave her my auld een holes Tae bei a keekin' gless Tae gar her een sei streichter For the of'en stand aglei Aw'm Pawkie Paiterson's auld grey yaud Sei how they're guidin' mei
As for the minister o' Wilton His coat is worn gey thin And for tae keep him frae the cauld Aw'll leave hime ma auld skin Wi' hide and hair tae keep him warm As lang as it's dune mei Aw'm Pawkie Paiterson's auld grey yaud Sei how they're guidin' mei
And as for Staney Stewart Hei's of'en scarce o' stanes And for tae mend his auld fail dykes Aw'll leave him ma auld banes And a' the Callants o' Hawick Loan Wull make bane-fires o' mei Aw'm Pawkie Paiterson's auld grey yaud Sae that's the end o' mei
From the sleeve notes again - This is a humorous song about an old Hawick personality learned from Henry Douglas, a fine singer from Howahill Farm near Hawick in the Scottish borders. He and his wife forced alcohol and sandwiches down the throats of Malcolm McEwan (another fine local singer) and John during a night of song-swapping at the Douglas farm. The Scots word "Pawkie" means sly and sneaky but not usually in a nasty sense - more lucky than anything else. It is often used as a nickname and presumably that is how it is used in this song title. It can be found in "The Hawick Songs" sponsored by the Hawich Callants Club and published by Mozart Allan in 1957.
Wow that was longer than I thought. I hope it helps you.