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Lyrics for Parish Of Dunkeld by Unknown:
| | | Artist: | Unknown |
| | Album: | Unknown | | Track: | Parish Of Dunkeld | | | | Date Added: | 18/10/2007 | | Views: | 287 | | | | Lyrics: | THE PARISH OF DUNKELD
cho: Oh, what a parish, a terrible parish;
Oh, what a
parish is that at Dunkeld.
They hangit their minister, drooned the precentot,
Dang doon the steeple and druken the bell.
The steeple was doon but the kirk was still
stannin',
They biggit a lum* whar the bell used to hang.
A still-pot they got and they
brewed hielan' whisky;
On Sunday they drank it and ranted and sang.
O, had you but
seen how graceful they lookit,
To see the crammed pews so socially joined.
MacDonell the
piper stood up in the pulpit,
He made the pipes skirl out the music divine.
Wi'
whiskey and beer they would curse and they'd swear;
They'd argue and fecht [wi' ye done] will
tell.
But Geordie and Charlie they [bothered fer] early
Wi' whiskey they're worse than the
devil himsel'.
When the hairt-cheerin' spirit had mounted their garrets,
Tae a ball
on the green they a' did adjourn.
The maids wi' coats kilted they skippit and lilted,
When
tired they shook hands and then hame did return.
Wad the kirks a' of Scotland held like
social meetings
Nae warning ye'd need from a far-tinklin' bell,
For true love and
friendship would draw you thegether
Far better than roarin' the horrors o'
hell.
Tune: Bonny Dundee
Note: Published in A North Country Garland,
1824
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