Kilbogie
Old Blind Dogs Lyrics

Fan first he cam' tae Kilbogie toon
When he first arrived at Kilbogie town

Wi' his wee short coat and his tartan plaidie
Wearing his small coat and a tartan blanket

First fan he cam' his bonnie lassie tae see
He came to see his beautiful girlfriend first

She lay in her bed 'til the breakfast was ready
She was in bed waiting for breakfast to be served

She said she __ oot into the fields
She said that she had gone out to the fields

Oot into the fields along wi' her daddy
She went to the fields with her father

But fine kent he by __ hand
He knew that she was lying in bed all along

Oh fan the breakfast was laid oot
When breakfast was served

It was laid oot and gotten ready
It was prepared and ready

Up spake her mither untae her
Her mother spoke to her

"Hae nothin' tae dae wi' a Hielan' laddie"
"Do not associate with a Highland lad"

So they baith gaed oot tae tak' a walk
So they both went for a walk

Tae tak' a walk 'til the dinner was ready
To walk until dinner was served

He heisted her up on his high horse's back
He lifted her on his horse's back

An' she's far far awa' frae her hame in Kilbogie
And she's very far from her home in Kilbogie

Fan it's first tae the Heilan's they cam'
When they first arrived at the Highlands

There was nothin' there fittin' for a lady
There was nothing suitable for a lady

There was naebody there tae welcome her hame
There was no one to welcome her home

But an' auld cankered carl and an auld doited wifey
Only an old couple who were ill-tempered and foolish

Well, the teen, he ca'd her Lawlan Jean
The young man called her Lawlan Jean

An' the tither, she ca'd her Lawlan Jennie
And the other person called her Lawlan Jennie

But she's ca'd them a far better thing
But she called them a better name

It's ma' Heilan daddy an' ma' Heilan mamie
She called them her Highland father and mother

Oh fan at last tae the Hielan's they cam'
When they finally arrived at the Highlands

Nothin' there tae lay doon upon
There was nothing to lie down on

But a wee pickle heather an' his tartan plaidie
Except a small amount of heather and his tartan blanket

"In my faither's hoose there's blankets and sheets
"In my father's house, there are blankets and sheets

An' they're all laid oot and gotten ready
And they are all prepared and ready

Very, very angry wad he be
He would be very angry

Tae see me lyin' here on yer tartan plaidie"
"To see me lying here on your tartan blanket"

"In the Hielan's we've got flocks o' sheep
"In the Highlands, we have flocks of sheep"

An' they are very thick and bonnie
And they are very healthy and beautiful

An' ye'll get wool an' ye can spin
And you can get wool and spin it

An' mak' ye a blanket instead o' a plaidie"
"And make yourself a blanket instead of a tartan blanket"

"Oor sheep are guid and guid eneuch
"Our sheep are good enough

But barley rigs are better bonnie
But barley fields are more attractive

They'll stand up tae the wind and the rain
They can withstand the wind and rain

Fan yer sheep, they'll be in the wintery weather"
"When it's wintery weather, your sheep won't survive"

"A carriage and horses ye will prepare"
"You will prepare a carriage and horses"

A carriage and horses was gotten ready
A carriage and horses were prepared

A carriage and horses tae carry her awa'
A carriage and horses to take her away

An' she's back tae her hame in Kilbogie
And she's back to her home in Kilbogie