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And wi' you and wi' you and wi' you, me Johnny lad,
I'll dance the buckles off me shoes for you, me Johnny lad.
Oh well, I bought this pipe in Edinburgh a' for a bawbee,
And then I got the faurdin back tae buy free 'bacco wi'.
And wi' you and wi' you and wi' you, me Johnny lad,
I'll dance the buckles off me shoes for you, me Johnny lad.
As I was walking Sunday it was there I saw the Queen,
A-playin at the football wi' the lads o' Glesgae Gri.
And wi' you and wi' you and wi' you, me Johnny lad,
I'll dance the buckles off me shoes for you, me Johnny lad.
Well, the captain o' the other side was scoring wi' great style,
The Queen she called the policeman and had him thrown in jyle.
And wi' you and wi' you and wi' you, me Johnny lad,
I'll dance the buckles off me shoes for you, me Johnny lad.
Now Samson was a mighty man, he fought wi' the cuddy's jaw,
He fought a thousand battles wearing crimson flannel drawers.
And wi' you and wi' you and wi' you, me Johnny lad,
I'll dance the buckles off me shoes for you, me Johnny lad.
Now Johnny is a bonny lad, he is a lad o' mine,
He is the finest lad I've had, and I've had twenty-nine.
And wi' you and wi' you and wi' you, me Johnny lad,
I'll dance the buckles off me shoes for you, me Johnny lad.
And wi' you and wi' you and wi' you, me Johnny lad,
I'll dance the buckles off me shoes for you, me Johnny lad.
This variant was arranged and taped before a live audience by Tommy Makem and Ryan's Fancy for their television show on CHCH-TV from Hamilton, Ontario, from July to September, 1974.
See more songs by Ryan's Fancy.
From the On-Line Scots Dictionary, Scots being the Germanic language, related to English, spoken in Lowland Scotland and Ulster, not the Celtic language Gaelic:
Bawbee — six pence Scots; a small coin or English half penny.
Cuddy — ass; donkey; horse; fool.
Faurdin — farthing; former British coin worth a quarter of a penny.
Glesgae Gri — Glasgow Green.
Jyle — gaol; jail.
The YouTube video below features a longer variant performed by Tony from Port St. Mary on the Isle Of Man.
