Twa Recruiting Sergeants

Twa recruitin' sairgants cam frae the black watch
To markets and fairs some recruits for to catch
An' a' that they listed was for forty an' twa
So list my bonnie laddie an' come awa
Ch. — It is over the mountains, and over the main
Through Gibraltar to France and Spain
Get a feather tae your bonnet, and a kilt abeen your knee
An' list bonnie laddie an' come awa wi me
Oh laddie, ye dinna ken the danger that ye’re in
If your horses wis to fleg an' your ousen wis to rin
This greedy auld fairmer winna pey your fee
So list bonnie laddie an' come awa wi me (Ch)
It is intae the barn an' oot o' the byre
This auld fairmer thinks ye’ll never tire
For it’s a slavery job of low degree
So list bonnie laddie an' come awa wi me. (Ch)
Wi your tatty poorin, s an' your meal an' kail
Your soor sowen soorins an' your ill-brewed ale
Wi your buttermilk and whey an' your breid fired raw
So list bonnie laddie an' come come awa. (Ch)
Oh, laddie if ye’ve got a sweetheart an' bairn
Ye’ll easily get rid o' that ill-spun yarn
Twa rattles o' the drum an that’ll pey it a'
So list bonnie laddie an' come awa