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X:338
T:Busty Fields
T:Row the wa's oot
C:anon.
O:Scotland
Z:Transcribed by Frank Nordberg - http://www.musicaviva.com
F:http://abc.musicaviva.com/tunes/england/busty-fields.abc
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:440
K:Em
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W:
W:Parts of the lyrics (according to Barry Say):
W:
W:Verse 1
W:Now, ye gan ower the Busty Fields te gan doon the pit
W:Ye get yer lamp oot, ye gan inbye and there ye sit at the kist
W:Now the deputy says 'Thee plaice is holed, ye'll hev te gan straight on',
W:Aa says te him 'What's the matter wi' mi aan He says 'She canna gan on.'
W:Now Aa filled fifteen oot of a judd, titty fa-la, titty fa-lay,
W:Aw by God, she was good, titty fa-la, titty fa-lay
W:Aa went oot te get a shaft, when the timmer it gave a crack,
W:Aya and a stone fell on mi back, titty fa-la, titty fa-lay
W:
W:Chorus
W:La la la-la-la-laa, Ower the walls oot.
W:
W:or
W:Naa Naa na-na-na-naa Ower the wa's oot.
W:
W:or anything similar
W:
W:A later verse:
W:Mi name it's Jackie Robinson, that name Aa div advance,
W:Aa drive a little Gallowa and the call her Little Chance.
W:Chancey has twee greasy feet, likewise a kickely back
W:And gannin alang the gannin boards she makes the chum'uns knack.
W:Whey Aa wes comin' aroond the turn, titty fala titty falay
W:Chancey wadnt hang on, titty fa-la, titty fa-lay
W:The tubs they gave a click, Aa jumped off at the switch,
W:Y'bugger Aa smashed the deputy's kist, titty fa-la, titty fa-lay
W:
W:Chorus
W:
W:The last verse as sung by the Elliots
W:There was me and mi wife and mi mother-in-law, we went to the silvery sea.
W:Mi mother-in-law got into a boat, a sailor she wad be.
W:She hadn't gone passin' twenty yards when all of a sudden there's a shoot.
W:Aa looks aroond and there's mi mother-in-law a-splashin aboot.
W:Whey, she shoots "Help Aa cannot swim!" titty fa-la, titty fa-lay
W:Aa says "Noos the time te larn". titty fa-la, titty fa-lay
W:Mi wife she says "Ye hoond, ye're not ganna watch her droond"
W:Aa says "Naa, Aa'll shut mi eyes", titty fa-la, titty fa-lay
W:
W:Chorus
W:
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