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Verse 1
I
can ne'er forget the time that I was in the West,
I
can ne'er forget the times wi' I lov'd the best.
Sun
or snaw, or frost or thaw, my passion was the same;
The
lass o' Ardentinny aye attracted me frae hame.
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O'er
the hills to Ardentinny,
Just
to see my bonnie Jeanie,
Just
to get one o' her smiles,
I
would walk a hunder' miles.
Verse 2
I
can ne'er forget the dayshe promis'd me her hand,
I
believe I was the proudest man in all the land.
She
just wrote a simple note to say "you've won my heart.
Come
o'er to Ardentinny and we'll never, never part."
Chorus
Verse 3
I
can ne'er forget the day, the twenty sixth of June,
When
the minister said, "Bless ye!" I commenc'd my honeymoon.
I
grabb'd her round the neck and crumpled her granny's lace,
Then
tried to kiss her thro' her veil, but couldn't find the place.
Patter
I'll tell you, it's a warm business, getting married, oh! but I've had
plenty time to cool down
since
then. Ah! but I wish ye could see the family. Five. Not so bad in ten years.
Four boys and
a wee
lassie, wee Jeanie, the spit o' her mither. and if you could see us a'roon
the fire at nicht
telling
ghost stories! Of course the boys sleep in the one bed, two at the top
and two at the bottom,
and
I tell you they are
boys! wild as March hares. And you should hear them at their concert every
nicht
before they sleep, and before they close their eyes it's the same chorus
every nicht...
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