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There's Nae Luck About The House (Scottish)

The King's Singers
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And are ye sure the news is true? And are ye sure he will? Is this the time to talk of work Ye jades fling by yer wheel? Is this the time to talk of work When Colin's at the door? Give me my cloak, I'll to the quay And see him come ashore For there's nae luck aboot the hoose There's nae luck at aw There's little pleasure in the hoose When oor gudman's awa Rise up and mak a clean fireside Put on the muckle pot Gie little Kate her cotton goun A jockey's Sunday coat And mak the shoon as black as days Their hose as white as snow It's a' to praise my ain gudman For he's been lang awa For there's nae luck aboot the hoose There's nae luck at aw There's little pleasure in the hoose When oor gudman's awa There art twa hens upon the balk I fed this month and mair My caist is drawin' nix aboot That Colin weel'd me fair And spread the table neat and clean Gair ilt a thing of braw For wha can tell how Colin fared When he was far awa? For there's nae luck aboot the hoose There's nae luck at aw There's little pleasure in the hoose When oor gudman's awa Man's awa Man's awa Man's awa Man's awa Man's awa See the way his heart's as smooth as speech His breath like collared gill His very foot has music in't As he comes up the stair The cold blast or the winter wind That faured through my heart They're a' blown by the hame safe 'Til death we'll never part But what puts parting in my heid? It may be far awa The present moment is our ain The nice we never saw For there's nae luck aboot the hoose There's nae luck at aw There's little pleasure in the hoose When oor gudman's awa Since Colin's weel I'm weel content I hae nae mair to crave Could lang I live to mak him blest And blest aboon, and blest aboon And will I see his face again? And will I hear him speak? I'm d-d-d-d-d-d-dumb and dizzy with the thought It's rough, I'm like the Greek For there's nae luck aboot the hoose There's nae luck at aw There's little pleasure in the hoose When oor gudman's awa For there's nae luck aboot the hoose There's nae luck at aw Nae pleasure in the hoose When oor gudman's awa Nae luck!