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| G | Em | C | D7 |
| I'm a | weaver, a | Calton | weaver, |
| Em | Bm | C | D |
| I'm a | rash and a | roving | blade; |
| C | Em |
| I've got | siller in my pouches, |
| C | D7 | |
| I'll gang and follow the | roving | trade. |
Chorus:
| G | Em | C | D7 | |
| O | whisky, | whisky, | Nancy | Whisky, |
| Em | Bm | D7 | G |
| Whisky, | whisky, | Nancy, | O. |
As I came in by Glesca city,
Nancy Whisky I chanced to smell,
I gaed in, sat doon beside her,
Seven lang years I lo'ed her well.
The mair I kissed her the mair I lo'ed her,
The mair I kissed her the mair she smiled,
And I forgot my mither's teaching,
Nancy soon had me beguiled.
I woke early in the morning,
To slake my drouth it was my need;
I tried to rise but I wasna able,
Nancy had me by the heid.
"C'wa, landlady, whit's the lawin' ?
Tell me whit there is to pay."
"Fifteen shillings is the reckoning,
Pay me quickly and go away."
As I went oot by Glesca city,
Nancy Whisky I chanced to smell;
I gaed in, drank four and sixpence,
A't was left was a crooked scale.
I'll gang back to the Calton weaving,
I'll surely mak' the shuttles fly;
I'll mak mair at the Calton weaving
Than ever I did in a roving way.
Come all ye weavers, Calton weavers,
A'ye weavers where e'er ye be;
Beware of Whisky, Nancy Whisky,
She'll ruin you as she ruined me.
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