T'was in the toon o' Kelso
A lovely woman did dwell
She loved her husband dearly
Ah, but another man twice as well
Ah, how would ye gae
A-Hadili hadili
Shoog-a-ra hadili hai
She went intae the druggist
Some medicine for tae buy
For she had resolved in her own mind
Her husband he should die
Ah, how would ye gae
A-Hadili hadili
Shoog-a-ra hadili hai
She bought a pound o' marrowbone
And ground it very small
Before he had eaten the half o'it
He could'nt see nothing at all
Ah, how would ye gae
A-Hadili hadili
Shoog-a-ra hadili hai
Im tired o' my life he cried, aloud
I'm tired o' my life
I think I'll go and drown myself
And that will end this strife
Ah, how would ye gae
A-Hadili hadili
Shoog-a-ra hadili hai
So doon the street together they went
She whistled and she sang
My husbands going to drown himself
I'll help to push him in
Ah, how would ye gae
A-Hadili hadili
Shoog-a-ra hadili hai
Doon the street together they went
'til they came to the waters brim
Oh, you go back and take a run
And help to push me in
Ah, how would ye gae
A-Hadili hadili
Shoog-a-ra hadili hai
She stood back, she started to run
All for to push him
But the cunning old nicker he jumped aside
And she went thunderin in
Ah, how would ye gae
A-Hadili hadili
Shoog-a-ra hadili hai
She swam up and she swam doon
Til she came to the river brim
But the cunning took a great long pole
And pushed her further in
Ah, how would ye gae
A-Hadili hadili
Shoog-a-ra hadili hai
Tak ye that ye wicked old jade
Ye thought that I was blind
But I'll gae whistlin' hame again
Another wife I'll find
Ah, how would ye gae
A-Hadili hadili
Shoog-a-ra hadili hai
Ah, how would ye gae
A-Hadili hadili
Shoog-a-ra hadili hai |
