The Lads Among Heather

Fm G# D# Come all ye young lassies whar hae ye been G# Fm Sae sleepy and drowsy, I ken by your een Fm C# G# In all the wide world, you'll ne'er find a frien' C# G# D# G# Like the lads that were reared among heather G# C# G# Awa' wi' yer satins, yer silks and yer shawls G# C# G# Fm Yer soirees and yer parties and yer elegant balls Fm C# G# For a dance in the barn's worth ten in the hall C# G# D# G# Wi' the lads that were reared among heather Fm G# D# Tak' a walk roon yer cities, braw buildings ootside G# Fm Gaze on the splendors and the wonder with pride Fm C# G# Fine ships have been built, on the banks o' the Clyde C# G# D# G# By the lads that were reared among heather G# C# G# Awa' wi' yer satins, yer silks and yer shawls G# C# G# Fm Yer soirees and yer parties and yer elegant balls Fm C# G# For a dance in the barn's worth ten in the hall C# G# D# G# Wi' the lads that were reared among heather Fm G# D# When the queen wants some soldiers, she kens whaur to send G# Fm To the mountains and valleys, the hills and the glens Fm C# G# Wi' their bonnets and plaids, they're aye true tae the end C# G# D# G# Are the lads that were reared among heather G# C# G# Awa' wi' yer satins, yer silks and yer shawls G# C# G# Fm Yer soirees and yer parties and yer elegant balls Fm C# G# For a dance in the barn's worth ten in the hall C# G# D# G# Wi' the lads that were reared among heather Fm G# D# Now England can boast for the sweet-scented rose G# Fm And Ireland can boast for the shamrock she grows Fm C# G# But gi' me the land, where the clear water flows C# G# D# G# And the mountains are covered with heather G# C# G# Awa' wi' yer satins, yer silks and yer shawls G# C# G# Fm Yer soirees and yer parties and yer elegant balls Fm C# G# For a dance in the barn's worth ten in the hall C# G# D# G# Wi' the lads that were reared among heather G# C# G# Awa' wi' yer satins, yer silks and yer shawls G# C# G# Fm Yer soirees and yer parties and yer elegant balls Fm C# G# For a dance in the barn's worth ten in the hall C# G# D# G# Wi' the lads that were reared among heather