Nancy Whiskey

Lyrics

[Refrain] Whiskey, whiskey, Nancy Whiskey Whiskey, whiskey, Nancy-o [Verse 1] I am a weaver, a Calton weaver, I am a rash and a roving blade I've got sil'er in my pooches and I'll gang follow the rovin' trade [Refrain] Whiskey, whiskey, Nancy Whiskey Whiskey, whiskey, Nancy-o [Verse 2] As I come in by Glasgow city, Nancy Whiskey I chanced tae smell So I gane in, sat doon beside her, seeven lang years I loved her well [Refrain] Whiskey, whiskey, Nancy Whiskey Whiskey, whiskey, Nancy-o [Verse 3] The mair I kissed her, the mair I looed her, the mair I looed her, the mair she smiled And I forgot my mother's teachin', Nancy soon had me beguiled [Refrain] Whiskey, whiskey, Nancy Whiskey Whiskey, whiskey, Nancy-o [Verse 4] I woke up early in the mornin', to slake ma drouth, it was ma need I tried to rise but I was nee able, for Nancy had me by the heid [Refrain] Whiskey, whiskey, Nancy Whiskey Whiskey, whiskey, Nancy-o [Verse 5] "Come awa, landlady, and what's the reck'nin', tell me what I have to pay" "Fifteen shillin's is the reck'nin', pay me quickly and go away" [Refrain] Whiskey, whiskey, Nancy Whiskey Whiskey, whiskey, Nancy-o [Verse 6] As I went oot by Glasgow city, Nancy Whiskey I chanced tae smell I git in, drank four and six pence and all was left was a crooked scale [Refrain] Whiskey, whiskey, Nancy Whiskey Whiskey, whiskey, Nancy-o [Verse 7] I'll gang back to the Calton weavin', I surely make the shuttles fly For I'll mak more at the Calton weavin', then ever I did in the rovin' trade [Refrain] Whiskey, whiskey, Nancy Whiskey Whiskey, whiskey, Nancy-o [Verse 8] Come all ye weavers, Calton weavers, and all ye weavers, where e'er you be Beware of Whiskey, Nancy Whiskey, she'll ruin you as she ruined me [Refrain] Whiskey, whiskey, Nancy Whiskey Whiskey, whiskey, Nancy-o Whiskey, whiskey, Nancy Whiskey Whiskey, whiskey, Nancy-o