The Scotsman


The Scotsman- Byran Bowers E A B7 E Well a Scotsman clad in kilt left the bar one evening fair A E B7 And one could tell by how he walked that he'd drunk more than his share A E B7 He fumbled round until he could no longer keep his feet E B7 A B7 E And he stumbled off into the grass to sleep beside the street A E B7 Ring ding diddlediddle ay de o, ring di diddly ay o E B7 A B7 E And he stumbled off into the grass to sleep beside the street E A B7 E About that time two young and lovely girls just happened by A E B7 One said to the other with a twinkle in her eye A See yon sleeping Scotsman E B7 So strong and handsome built E A B7 E I wonder if it's true what they don't wear beneath the kilt A E B7 Ring ding diddlediddle ay de o, ring di diddly ay o E A B7 E I wonder if it's true what they don't wear beneath the kilt E A They crept up on that sleeping Scotsman B7 E Quiet as could be A E B7 And lifted up his Kilt an inch so they could see A E B7 And there behold for them to view beneath his Scottish skirt E A B7 E Was nothing more than God had graced him with upon his birth A E B7 Ring ding diddlediddle ay de o, ring di diddly ay o E A B7 E Was nothing more than God had graced him with upon his birth E A They marveled for a moment B7 E Then one said we must be gone A E B7 Let's leave a present for our friend before we move along A E B7 As a gift they left a blue silk ribbon tied into a bow E A B7 E Around the bonnie star the Scotsman's kilt did lift and show A E B7 Ring ding diddlediddle ay de o, ring di diddly ay o E A B7 E Around the bonnie star the Scotsman's kilt did lift and show E A Now the Scotsman woke to natures call B7 E And stumbled toward a tree A Behind the bush he lifts his kilt E B7 And gawks at what he sees A And in a startled voice he says E B7 To what's before his eyes E A B7 E Ach, lad I don't no where ya've been but I see ya won first prize