Chords for The Corries-The Portree Kid-live-Lyrics

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First from Margaret. _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Gb] _ _ _ Oh, he [Ebm] drummed _ hay, _ _ _ that [B] choked _ our _ _ [Ebm] accomplished _ guy. _ _ _ _
His sidekick was an older man and oh, but he was mean.
He was [Ebm] called Midnight Ploughboy, he come from [Bb] Aberdeen.
_ [Bbm] _ He had twenty-seven notches on his cromock, so they say.
And [B] he killed a million _ Indians, way up [Ebm] in Stornoway. _
_ _ _ _ Well, poor tree booted in the door, he [Bbm] sauntered to the bar.
He bought [Ebm] a shot of crabbies, [Gb] he shouted [Bbm] slangevar. _ _
[Ebm] Well, Midnight was being chatted of by a barroom girl called Pam.
Who said, well [B] howdy stranger, _ _ _ who'd you buy us a baby [Ebm] sham? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Now over in the corner sat three men for a yacht or [Bbm] two.
They were [Ebm] playing games for money [Gb] in a snakes [Bbm] and ladders school. _
_ The fourth man was a southerner who'd come up from McMurray.
He'd [B] been a river gambler _ _ on the ball [Ebm] of Lishbury. _ _
_ _ _ He drummed _ _ _ hay, he drummed hay.
_ _ _ _ [B] He jumped up and _ [Ebm] caught a fish scad. _
_ Does anyone here know this song? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Poor tree walked to the table and he shouted [Bbm] shake me in.
[Ebm] He shuggled on the egg cup, he [Bbm] gave the dice a spin. _
[Ebm] He threw seven sixes in a row and the game was nearly done.
But [B] then he landed on a snake and finished on square one.
_ _ The game was nearly over and [Gb] poor tree was day and fine.
He landed on a ladder, [Gb] he was up to [Bbm] forty nine.
_ [Ebm] He only had but one to go and the other man was beat.
But the [B] gambler coked a board up and shouted [Ebm] you're a cheat. _ _ _ _ _ _
Men dived behind the rubber plants to try [Bbm] and save their skins.
[Ebm] The accordionist stopped playing, [Gb] his sidekick [Bbm] dropped the spoons.
_ [Ebm] He says I think it's funny you've been up that ladder twice.
And you [B] always dump the table when I go [Ebm] to throw my dice. _ _ _ _
He drummed _ _ _ _ hay, he drummed hay. _ _ _
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The chooked [B] up and _ caught a [Ebm] fish _ scad. _ _ _
You okay now? _ _ _ _ _
The gambler drew his ski and drew as fast as [Bbm] lightning speed.
[Ebm] Poor tree grabbed his screw top, [Gb] he cracked him [Bbm] o'er the head.
_ _ [Ebm] Then he gave him lolly with a salmon off the wall.
[B] And finished off the _ business with his lucky [Ebm] grouse foot's claw. _ _
_ _ _ Poor tree walked up to the bar, he says I'll hae a half.
And do you like the way I stuck it on [Gb] that wee McMurray nuff?
[Ebm] But the southerner crept up behind his features rack with pain.
And he [B] gobbed him with an ashtray, made it a curl and stain. _ _
_ _ _ Well the fight went raging on all night till opening time next day.
Way a break for soup and stovies [Gb] off a [Bbm] coronation tray.
It [Ebm] was getting kind obvious that neither man would win.
When came the shout that started _ off. _ _ _
_ _ There's a bus truck coming in. _ _
_ _ He drummed _ _ hay, he drummed hay. _
_ _ _ The [B] choked _ up and _ _ [Ebm] caught a fish scad. _
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They sing this song in [Gb] Galashiels and up by Peterheath. _
[Ebm] Way down o'er the border, [Gb] across the Rio [Bbm] Tweed.
_ _ But what became of poor tree, midnight and the gambling man?
[B] They opened up a gift shop, _ _ selling fresh [Ebm] air in a can. _ _
_ Charlotte!
He drummed hay, _ _ _ _ he drummed hay. _
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fish scad.
_ The fish scad.
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