Kilt songs?

[McClef]

A good one back in the 60s over here would be Andy Stewart's Donald whau's ya troosers

[Monkey@Arms]

A good one back in the 60s over here would be Andy Stewart's Donald whau's ya troosers

Great minds think alike.

Donald Whau’s Ya Troosers

I've just come down from the Isle of Skye,
I’m no very big and I'm awful shy,
And the lassies shout when I go by,
"Donald where’s your troosers."

Chorus:
Let the wind blow high, let the wind blow low,
Through the streets in my kilt I'll go,
And all the lassies say hello
Donald where's your troosers.

A Lassie took me to a ball
And it was slippery in the hall
And I was feart that I would fall
Fur I hadnae on ma' troosers

Chorus

I went down to London Town
And I had some fun in the underground
The ladies turned their heads around
Saying "Donald where are your trousers?".

Chorus

To wear the kilt is my delight
It isna wrong, I know its right
The highlanders would get a fright
If they saw me in the troosers

Chorus

The lassies want me, everyone
Well let them catch me if they can
You cannae tak’ the breeks aff a Hielan’ man
And I don't wear the troosers
Chorus

Unfortunately, your unlikely to find it at your typical karaoke bar. In the meanwhile keep away from Lou Reed's "Take a Walk on the Wild Side" if you want to avoid misunderstandings.

Best regards,

Jake

[davedove]

I was looking through the song lists on Karaoke.com, and I don't see any Scottish songs. There are some traditional Irish songs, but that's it.

Unfortunately, celtic themed music is not really mainstream, so you aren't going to find many karaoke discs for them.

[McClef]

Thanks for the full lyrics Monkey

It honestly is very difficult to think about other songs directly about kilts!

There are many fine Scottish songs that can be sung whilst wearing a kilt and we used to sing many of them at our "Gaudies" in St Andrews where I had the privilege of being a student.

I sang one of them for Derek and Co last saturday

It was called Three Craws . (3 crows)

Three craws sat upon a wa, sat upon a wa, sat upon a wa
Three craws sat upon a wa on a cauld n frosty morning.

The first craw fell an broke its jaw, fell n broke its jaw, fell n broke its jaw
The first craw fell an broke its jaw on a cauld n frosty morning.

The second craw was greetin fur its maw, greetin fur its maw, greetin fur its maw
The second craw was greetin fur its maw on a cauld n frosty morning.

The third craw wasnae there at aw, wasnae there at aw, wasnae there at aw
The third craw wasnae there at aw on a cauld n frosty morning.

Oh my what a silly song! what a silly song! what a silly song!
Oh my what a silly song! on a cauld n frosty morning.

Best sung after a few wee drams!

[macwilkin]

Thanks for the full lyrics Monkey

It honestly is very difficult to think about other songs directly about kilts!

There are many fine Scottish songs that can be sung whilst wearing a kilt and we used to sing many of them at our "Gaudies" in St Andrews where I had the privilege of being a student.

I sang one of them for Derek and Co last saturday

It was called Three Craws . (3 crows)

Three craws sat upon a wa, sat upon a wa, sat upon a wa
Three craws sat upon a wa on a cauld n frosty morning.

The first craw fell an broke its jaw, fell n broke its jaw, fell n broke its jaw
The first craw fell an broke its jaw on a cauld n frosty morning.

The second craw was greetin fur its maw, greetin fur its maw, greetin fur its maw
The second craw was greetin fur its maw on a cauld n frosty morning.

The third craw wasnae there at aw, wasnae there at aw, wasnae there at aw
The third craw wasnae there at aw on a cauld n frosty morning.

Oh my what a silly song! what a silly song! what a silly song!
Oh my what a silly song! on a cauld n frosty morning.

Best sung after a few wee drams!

Then there's always the infamous Ball o' Kerrimuir and its endless supply of verses...but decorum prohibits me from posting any of them.

I personally prefer:

A Gordon for me, a Gordon for me,
If you're nae a Gordon yer nae use tae me!
The Black Watch are braw, the Seaforths an' a,
but the Cocky Wee Gordon's the pride o' them a'!

Then of course there is "Jock MacGraw of the Forty-Twa", "Wha Sae The 42nd", etc.

Cheers,

Todd

[McClef]

Then there's always the infamous Ball o' Kerrimuir and its endless supply of verses...but decorum prohibits me from posting any of them.

That is a rugby song

The only verse I can remember was about the four and twenty unmarried young ladies from Inverness....

[macwilkin]

That is a rugby song

The only verse I can remember was about the four and twenty unmarried young ladies from Inverness....

Before it was a Rugby song, it was sung by the "Jocks" of the 51st Highland Division -- when Sir Winston made a visit to Tunisia during the Second World War, the BBC recording of the "march past" by the Jocks had to be scraped because they were singing this song -- and Sir Winston loved it! :mrgreen:

I have about 90 verses in my "collection".

T.