Johnny Lad

Verse Ah bought a wife in Edinbourgh fur a baw bee And then I got a penny back tae buy tabaccy wi' And wi' you and wi' you and wi' you, Johnny lad I'll dance the buckles off my shoe wi' you my Johnny lad . Verse Well Samson was a michty man and he fed on fish and chips He bauchled round the Gallowgate just pickin' up the dips And wi' you and wi' you and wi' you, Johnny lad I'll dance the buckles off my shoe wi' you my Johnny lad . Verse Now Solomon and David led very wicked lives Winchin' every evening wi' other peoples wives And wi' you and wi' you and wi' you, Johnny lad I'll dance the buckles off my shoe wi' you my Johnny lad . Verse Now Britain’s quite a country wi strikes n droughts n such One day we’ve got nae water and the next too bloody much And wi' you and wi' you and wi' you, Johnny lad I'll dance the buckles off my shoe wi' you my Johnny lad . Verse This country’s in an awfy mess it’s mortgaged to the hilt If they get their way at Westminster they’ll pawn your bloody kilt And wi' you and wi' you and wi' you, Johnny lad I'll dance the buckles off my shoe wi' you my Johnny lad . Verse Now Johnny was a bonnie lad until they took him in He had his operation and now they call him Mary! And wi' you and wi' you and wi' you, Johnny lad I'll dance the buckles off my shoe wi' you my Johnny lad And wi' you and wi' you and wi' you, Johnny lad I'll dance the buckles off my shin wi' you my Johnny lad .