Barnyards of Delgaty
words and music traditional
As I went down to
Turra market,
Turra market for to fee
I fell in with a market farmer,
The barnyards of Delgaty
Linten addie toorin
addie,
Linten addie toorin ee
Linten lowrin lowrin lowrin,
The barnyards of Delgaty
He promised me the
finest horse
That e'er I set my eyes upon
When I got to the barnyards,
T here was nothing there but skin and bone
As I went down to
church on Sunday,
Many's the bonnie lass I see
Sitting by her mothers side,
Winkin' over
the pews at me.
Now, I can drink and
not get drunken,
I can fight and not be slain
I can court with another mans lass
And I'll be welcome to me ain
Now my candle is burnt
oot,
My snotter's fairly on the wane
Fare ye well ye barnyards,
You'll not see me here again.
Chords:
KEY C
verse/chorus:
Background:
A Scottish bothy ballad. The bothy is the shed where
the plowman slept. These plowmen would go to special fairs to find work.
They didn't always have the best working conditions. This song tells of
the struggles and dreams of a Scottish farm worker in Delgaty located
in Aberdeenshire.
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