A Pair Of Nicky Tams
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When I was only ten year auld, I left the parish school
My faither fied me tae the mainstae, aa my milk an' meal
When first I got on my narrow brakes, tae hop my spindle trams
Then hop it roon my knappin' knees wi' a pair o' nicky tams
The farmer that I'm with I know, he's wealthy, but he's mean
When corn's cheap, his horse is lean, his ham is fairly green
He gathers wood oor kirk, sae pu', his conscience has nae qualms
When three starts back, there's nothin' like a pair o' nicky tams
I'm courtin' bonnie Annie oor at Tamson's kitchy deen
She is five-an-forty, and I am seventeen
She clarts a muckle piece tae me wi' different kinds o' jams
And tells me ilkin' nicht that she admires my nicky tams
I was oot one Sunday mornin', the kirkie for tae gang
My collaret was anka teicht, my troosers neither lang
I had my Bible in my pouch, likewise my Book o' Psalms
When Annie roared, "You muckle gait, to calf your nicky tams!"
So anka swirte I took them aff the lassie for tae please
And then my troosers lirkit up aroon aboot my knees
A wasp gat crawlin' up my leg in the middle o' a psalm
And never again will I rig the kirk without my nicky tams
I've often thought I'd like tae be a Bobby on the force
Or maybe I'll get on the trams tae drive a pair o' horse
But whatever it is ma luck, tae be the Bobbies or the trams
I'll never forget the happy days I wore my nicky tams