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Tramps and Hawkers
Wolf Loescher
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I dreamed a dream the other night
A dream of long ago
I saw yin o' the travelin' folk
Along the open road
His step was light, his head held high
Tae catch the scent o' spring
And his voice rang roon the countryside
As he began to sing
O come a' ye tramps an' hawker lads
Ye gaitherers o' blaw
That tramp the country roon an' roon
Come listen ain an' a'
I'll tell tae you a rovin' tale
O' sights that I hae seen
Far off intae the snowy north
An' south by Gretna Green
I've traveled roon the Lothian lan's
I've seen the rushin' Spey
I've been by Crieff an' Calander
An' by the shores o' Loch Tay
I've watched the rain on the border hills
An' the mist in northern glens
An' I've bedded doon beneath the moon
In corries naebedy kens
An' I'm often doon by Gallowa'
An' roon about Stranraer
For my business takes me aunywhere
Sure I travel near an' far
For I've a rovin' in my blood
An' there's nothin' I do lack
As long as I've my daily fare
An' claethes upon my back
I'm happy in the summertime
Beneath the bright blue sky
Ne'er thinkin' in the mornin'
At night where I will lie
Old barn or byre or aunywhere
Or oot amang the hay
An' if the weather does permit
I'm happy every day
I think I'll go tae Paddy's Lan'
I'm makin' up my mind
For Scotlan's greatly altered noo
I cannae raise the wind
But I will trust in Providence
If Providence proves true
An' I will sing o' Erin's Isle
When I come back tae you
O come a' ye tramps an' hawker lads
Ye gaitherers o' blaw
That tramp the country roon an' roon
Come listen ain an' a'
I'll tell tae you a rovin' tale
O' sights that I hae seen
Far off intae the snowy north
An' south by Gretna Green
When I'd awoken from my dream
The dawn song had begun
The birds sang oot their auld auld songs
Tae greet the rising sun
I lay among the shadows
An' I thought o' days long gone
An' those wanderin' tramps an' hawker lads
Whose days are surely done
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