AFiddlerInTheNorth

afiddlerinthenorth

tune—“thekingo'franceheradearace.”

amangthetrees,wherehummingbees,

atbudsandflowerswerehinging,o,

auldcaledondrewoutherdrone,

andtoherpipewassinging,o:

'twaspibroch,sang,strathspeys,andreels,

shedirl'dthemafffu'clearly,o:

whentherecam'ayello'foreignsqueels,

thatdanghertapsalteerie,o.

theircaponcrawsan'queer“ha,ha's,”

theymadeourlugsgroweerie,o;

thehungrybikedidscrapeandfyke,

tillwewerewaeandweary,o:

butaroyalghaist,whaancewascas'd,

aprisoner,aughteenyearawa',

hefir'dafiddlerinthenorth,

thatdangthemtapsalteerie,o.