The Calton Weaver / Songs and Lyrics

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w:I am a weav-er, a cal-ton weav-er. I am a rash and a
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w:Whisk-y, whisk-y, Nan-cy whisk-y. Whisk-y, whisk-y, Nan-cy, oh.
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W:As I cam in by Glasgow city,
W:Nancy Whiskey I chanced to smell.
W:I gaed in, sat doon beside her.
W:Seven lang years I lo'ed her well.
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W:Whisky, whisky, Nancy Whisky.
W:Whisky, whisky, Nancy, oh.
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W:The mair I kissed her, the mair I lo'ed her.
W:The mair I kissed her, the mair she smiled,
W:An' I forgot my mither's teaching
W:Nancy soon had me beguiled.
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W:I woke early in the morning.
W:To slake my drouth it was my need.
W:I tried to rise but I wasna able.
W:Nancy had me by the heid.
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W:"Come, landlady what's the lawin?
W:Tell me whit there is to pay."
W:"Fifteen shillings is the reckoning.
W:Pay me quickly and go away."
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W:I'll gang back to the calton weaving.
W:I'll surely make the shuttles fly.
W:I'll make mair at the Calton weaving,
W:Than ever I did in a roving way.
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W:Come all ye weavers, calton weavers,
W:All ye weavers where'er ye be,
W:Beware of whisky, Nancy Whisky.
W:She'll ruin you as she ruined me.

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