Maybe a silly question ... when I first heard this song in the late sixties, I assumed that 'duds' (They'll take your duds and tools as well) meant 'clothes'. Recently I've begun to wonder:the guy would be wearing his clothes, so they wouldn't need 'hoying doon the pit o' Hell' separately. What does it mean, then? I asked our resident Geordie, and he always thought it meant 'clothes' too. Maybe it does--anyone know?

Steve