6. Go To Town
E. Smith MCPS/PRS

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Will you go to town my Billy
Oh will you go to town
When the sun shines high in the sky my Billy
And there’s laughter all around
Come feein’ day we’ll lead the way
For a new home we are bound
We’ll pack oor bags and leave the rags
When we go town

For six months now you’ve steered the plough
And worked your pair a’ day
Through wind and rain I saw you grin
And smile at me that way
But as the seasons move around
The clouds will blow away
And out again will come the sun
To warm us on our way

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I rise at five tae mile the kye
In the dairy I hae been
And the fairest pleasures o’ this world
I hae seldom seen
But noo that I’ve an honest lad
Tae mak the days pass by
Oh I cannae stay an’ bide ma lane
When you bid me goodbye

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It’s lang ma lad you’ve loo’ed me weel
And held me in your care
While we worked hard the summer lang
By Cample’s banks sae fair
It’s there you gave your word tae me atween the dusk and dawn
That when the rowan leave had turned
we’d be movin’ on

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So side by side we’ll bid farewell
To what was oor first hame
We’ve served oor time a full term lang
Noo we’ll tak the road again
New lodgins we do seek ma boy
An’ wha kens whaur they’ll be
So up ye rise
Put on your coat
An’ tak the road wi me

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