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Thread #41847 Message #606182
Posted By: jacko@nz
07-Dec-01 - 11:29 PM
Thread Name: Origins: More Work in a Day / Father Grumble
Subject: Lyr Add: JOHN GRUMLIE
Here's the Cilla and Artie version
JOHN GRUMLIE
John Grumlie swore by the licht o' the moon and the green leaves on the trees That he could dae mair work in a day than his wife could dae in three His wife rose up in the mornin' wi' cares and troubles anew John Grumlie bide at hame John and I'll gang haud the ploo
Sing fal de la la de lal de, fal al de lal de lay John Grumlie bide at hame John and I'll gang haud the ploo
First ye maun dress your children fair and put them in their gear And ye maun turn the malt John or else you'll spoil the beer And ye maun reel the tweel John that I spun yesterday And ye maun ca' the hens John else they'll all lay away
Now John forgot tae milk the coo and churn the butter tae And all gaed wrang and nocht gaed right and he danced wi' rage that day Then up he ran tae the top o' the knowe wi' monys a wave and shoot She heard him and she heeded not and she steered the horse about
John Grumlie's wife come hame at e'en and laughed as she'd been mad Tae see the hoose in sic a plight and John sae glum and sad Says he this work is nay for me I'll dae nae mair guid wife Indeed says she I'm weel content Ye may keep it the rest o' yer life
Tae the deil wi' that said surly John I'll dae as I've done before Wi' that his wife's ta'en up a stick and John made aff tae the door Stop stop guid wife I'll haud ma tongue I ken I'm sair tae blame But as from noo I'll mind the ploo and ye maun bide at hame