THE INVERARY HARRIERS
by
Bob Beaton & Harry Lauder
The Inverary Harriers went oot tae have a run;
There were just eleven members all resolv'd tae ha' some fun.
One took a feed o' porridge and we'll no see him again;
The oats were made o' sawdust so that left only ten.
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And I'm the last o' the lads
Sae braw that wore the kilt
And the plaid an' a'.
Nae mair the bagpipes they will blaw
On the hills o' Inverary.
Verse 2 Ten Inverary Harriers went fleein' doon the street.
But their hands were vairy tender, so they ran upon their feet.
One lay in front a tram-car tried tae knock it off the line-
The car was rather heavy so that left only nine.
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Verse 3 The nine braw Heilan' Harriers were jumping o'er a stream,
An' they did it - aye, they did - except one fellow on the team.
He's underneath the water yet, and there he'll ha' tae wait.
Till they come wi' grapplin' irons so that left only eight.
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Verse 4 The Harriers were passing a powder magazine,
And one of them chanc'd to say it was a place he'd never seen.
He said 'twas rather dark, and so a match to him was giv'n.
He went outside and struck it! and that left only sev'n.
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Verse 5 The Harriers were passing by a famous music hall,
And one them went inside, o'course he had nae right at all.
He tried tae sing a comic song and do some funny tricks.
The audience started on him so that left only six.
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Verse 6 And then six speedy Harriers sat doon tae tak' a rest;
One declar'd he'd let 'em tae break a stone upon his chest.
They fetch'd a hammer quickly, and as sure as I'm alive,
They miss'd the stone and hit him! so that left only five.
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Verse 7 Five nimble footed Harriers with oot a sign o' fear,
Started running thro' a meadow where a big bull did appear.
One of 'em tried to chase it, but the bull it gave a roar,
And the lad got elevated! so that left only four.
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Verse 8 One stopp'd a golf ball with his eye, and then they number'd three;
And the reason was because there were the other two and me.
One of the three got spooney on a little girl in blue.
and with her he skedaddled so that left only two.
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Verse 9 The two remaining Harriers were deein' for a smoke,
and the big one he said "Laddie, I maun ha' a puff or choke!"
He went and found a shooting range and had a shot for fun,
Got a cigar and smoked it, so that left only one.
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