Lyr Req: Rob Roy MacGregor (Matt McGinn)

Subject: Lyrics Required - Rob Roy MacGregor
From: GUEST,Innes in Linlithgow
Date: 29 Sep 09 - 09:06 AM

Hi.

I want to learn Matt McGinn's wee song about Rob Roy MacGregor'O but can't find the lyrics anywhere.

Can anyone help please?

Thanks

Innes

Subject: RE: Lyrics Required - Rob Roy MacGregor
From: Dave_
Date: 29 Sep 09 - 09:32 AM

http://www.myspace.com/98992158

Subject: RE: Lyrics Required - Rob Roy MacGregor
From: Dave_
Date: 29 Sep 09 - 09:34 AM

Follow above link to go to Mats Myspace site, Rob Roy is sung there

Subject: RE: Lyrics Required - Rob Roy MacGregor
From: GUEST,Innes in Linlithgow
Date: 29 Sep 09 - 09:39 AM

Thanks Dave.

I think that's the recording that's on Youtube too. Any ideas re lyrics? You can sense that I'm not keen to transpose them (being from the East of this fair land).


Innes

Subject: RE: Lyrics Required - Rob Roy MacGregor
From: GUEST,Snoozer at Work
Date: 29 Sep 09 - 10:06 AM

Is it this one? (I'm at work and can't see the video)

This song was written by John Davy (around 1818) for the finale of his opera, "Rob Roy". It was written to the old tune "Duncan Gray".

Pardon now the bold outlaw
Rob Roy MacGregor, O!
Grant him mercy, gentles, a'
Rob Roy MacGregor, O!
Let your hands and hearts agree
Set the highland laddie free
Let us sing wi' muckle glee
Rob Roy MacGregor, O!

Lang the state has doomed his fa',
Rob Roy MacGregor, O!
Still he spurned the hatefu' law,
Rob Roy MacGregor, O!
Scots can for their country dee;
Ne'er frae Britian's foes they flee,
A' that's past forget - forgie,
Rob Roy MacGregor, O!

Scotland's fear and Scotland's pride,
Rob Roy MacGregor, O!
Your award must now abide,
Rob Roy MacGregor, O!
Lang your favours hae been mine,
Favours I will ne'er resign,
Welcome then for auld lang syne,
Rob Roy MacGregor, O!

Subject: RE: Lyrics Required - Rob Roy MacGregor
From: Dave_
Date: 29 Sep 09 - 11:09 AM

This is a song about a very very big Scotsman.

Who`s the cause O` awe the mirth
Rob Roy McGreeger `O
Fae Glesga Croass to the Solway Firth
Rob Roy McGreeger `O

Chorus

Eat the breed, heed the baw
The man who ett the bile`t ham raw
He very seldom kicks his maw
Rob Roy Mcgreeger `O

Chorus

On a dainty sandwich he`s aye keen
Rob Roy McGreeger `O
Two loaves o breed an` a pig between
Rob Roy McGreeger `O

Chorus

Whae puts oan size 15 shoes
Rob Roy McGregger `O
Drinks a barrel o` the ryebuck booze
Rob Roy McGregger `O

Chorus

When he`s tae the dancin gaen
Rob Roy McGregger `O
He aye sees fourteen lasses haim
Rob Roy McGregger `O

Chorus

Wha will right old Scotias wrongs
Rob Roy McGregger `O
Wha is the leader O` the tongs
Rob Roy McGregger `O


as Gleasga as I can, hope this helps, ask for any breakdown
Dave

Subject: RE: Lyrics Required - Rob Roy MacGregor
From: GUEST,Innes in Linlithgow
Date: 29 Sep 09 - 11:20 AM

Dave and Snoozer - thanks both.

It's the Glesga version that I'm looking for.


Cheers!

Innes

Subject: Lyr Add: ROB ROY MACGREGOR (Matt McGinn)
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 30 Sep 09 - 03:23 PM

The lyrics posted by Dave above seem to be a faithful transcription of McGinn's recording; however the text posted at Matt McGinn's web site has a few extra verses (besides different spelling):

ROB ROY MCGREGOR

1. Who's the cause o' a' the mirth?
Rob Roy MacGreegor-O
Frae Glasgow Cross tae the Solway Firth
Rob Roy MacGreegor-O

CHORUS: Eat the breid an' heid the ba'
The man that ate the bile't ham raw
He very seldom kicks his maw
Rob Roy MacGreegor-O

2. On a dainty sandwich he's gey keen
Two loaves o' breid an' a pig between

3. When he's tae the dancin' gane
He aye sees fourteen lassies hame

4. Who puts on size fifteen shoes?
Drinks a barrel o' the rye-buck booze?

5. Who will right Auld Scotia's wrongs?
Who is the leader o' the Tongs?

6. He never ever sings a song
Unless it's a hundred verses long

7. That wis a real wee rotten verse
This one here is ten times worse

8. At London toon he had a look
Kiss'd the Queen and chased the Duke

9. Frae Partick Cross up tae the Tron
Who knows every pub an' pawn?

[From "Matt McGinn Again" (1967) and "The Best of Matt McGinn" (2001).]

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Rob Roy MacGregor (Matt McGinn)
From: eddie1
Date: 01 Oct 09 - 09:07 AM

I definitely remember Matt singing

"Wha was the man that first ate soup?
Rob Roy MacGreegor-O
Wha in an airyplane looped the loop?
Rob Roy MacGreegor-O"

Funny, but that's the only one I remember!

Eddie

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Rob Roy MacGregor (Matt McGinn)
From: GUEST,A forgetful singer
Date: 08 Nov 23 - 10:48 AM

Hello folks, I see this is a very old thread but does anybody remember a verse with the line:

'He eats his porridge every day
Rob Roy MacGregor O'

We used to sing a version of this song in primary school, but the porridge bit is all I remember. I'd love to know the other part of the verse if anybody knows it!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Rob Roy MacGregor (Matt McGinn)
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 08 Nov 23 - 01:31 PM

Sorry, don't know that verse.
The tune used for the song is as for the Burns song Duncan Gray.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Rob Roy MacGregor (Matt McGinn)
From: GUEST,A forgetful singer
Date: 08 Nov 23 - 10:48 AM

Hello folks, I see this is a very old thread but does anybody remember a verse with the line:

'He eats his porridge every day
Rob Roy MacGregor O'

We used to sing a version of this song in primary school, but the porridge bit is all I remember. I'd love to know the other part of the verse if anybody knows it!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Rob Roy MacGregor (Matt McGinn)
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 08 Nov 23 - 01:31 PM

Sorry, don't know that verse.
The tune used for the song is as for the Burns song Duncan Gray.