Skinny Ma Linky Longlegs

C G D G G G G D He was neat, he was sweet, but he’d hell-of-a sweaty feet C C D G and they called him skinny-malinky-long-legs G G G D skinny-malinky-long-legs had hell-of-a sweaty feet C G D D and in the warm weather, they were very far from sweet G G G D in the summer, he often wondered, why folk left him by himsel’ C G D G but he never knew the reason, cos he had nae sense o’ smell G G G D He was neat, he was sweet, but he’d hell-of-a sweaty feet C C D G and they called him skinny-malinky-long-legs G G G D skinny-malinky-long-legs was a bit of a gigolo C G D D he fell into competition with the second cousin Joe G G G D for they both took a fancy tae a lassie fae Milngavie C G D G and to win her sole affection, they decided they would try G G G D He was neat, he was sweet, but he’d hell-of-a sweaty feet C C D G and they called him skinny-malinky-long-legs G G G D the three of them arranged they would meet at Glasgow cross C G D D so Josie got home early, wi’ permission o’ his boss G G G D he jumped intae the basin and scrubbed in tae the bone C G D G then he shaved aff his whiskers, and he sprinkled eau-de-cologne G G G D He was neat, he was sweet, but he’d hell-of-a sweaty feet C C D G and they called him skinny-malinky-long-legs G G G D when she met the two of them, she smelt this terrible hum C G D D say she “there’s only one o’ you along wi' me can come, G G G D so tell me who’s the smell aff?, and then I’ll judge” says she C G D G so Josie sniffed his after-shave, says he “it’s off o’ me!” G G G D He was neat, he was sweet, but he’d hell-of-a sweaty feet C C D G and they called him skinny-malinky-long-legs G G G D she turned on poor wee Josie then, and gied him a terrible snub C G D D say she “I think you’d better gae hame, and gie’ yersel a scrub G G G D she took the arm o’ skinny-malink, and they wandered all aroon’ C G D G ‘till they landed in a picture-hall, that used to be up the toon G G G D He was neat, he was sweet, but he’d hell-of-a sweaty feet C C D G and they called him skinny-malinky-long-legs G G G D in the middle o’ the hall, they were very soon alone C G D D for the crowd and all the chucker-outs, they quickly scampered home G G G D but she couldnae eat his sweeties, she refused his cigarette C G D G says she “ma darlin’ skinny-malink, I can smell that bugger yet!” G G G D He was neat, he was sweet, but he’d hell-of-a sweaty feet C C D G and they called him skinny-malinky-long-legs C G D G