The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #48880   Message #737003
Posted By: toadfrog
25-Jun-02 - 09:20 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Gallant Ninety-Two & Chairley, Chairley
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Gallant Ninety-Two & Chairley, Chairley
Ewan McColl has a "Charlie O Charlie" which begins:

CHARLIE O CHARLIE
O Charlie O Charlie come o'er fippet gair
And I'll gie ye oer tae your orders
For I maun awa' tae the high hieland hills
For a while tae leave the bonnie Buchan borders.

At least that's how I recall it as beginning; the orthography of my liner notes is truly bizzarre. If anyone is interested in the rest of this song, I'll fill in the rest of it; otherwise not.