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Concerto Caledonia, Jamie MacDougall - Cauld Kail in Aberdeen

from The Red Red Rose by Concerto Caledonia

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arranged by Pietro Urbani

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There’s cauld kail in Aberdeen,
And ca’ stocks in Stra’bogie;
Gin I hae but a bony lass,
Ye’re welome to your Cogie.
And ye may sit up a’ the night;
And drink till it be braid daylight;
Gie me a lass baith clean and tight,
To dance the Reel of Bogie.

In Cotillons the French excel;
John Bull, in Countra dances;
The Spaniards dance Fandangos well,
Mynheer an All mande prances:
In foursome Reels the Scots delight,
The Threesome maist dance wondrous light;
But Twasomes ding a’ out o’ sight,
Danc’d to the Reel of Bogie.

Come, lads, and view your Partners well,
Wale each a blythsome Rogie;
I’ll tak’ this lassie to mysel,
She seems sae keen and vogie:
Now, Piper lad, bang up the Spring;
The Countra fashion is the thing,
To prie their mou’s e’re we begin
To dance the Reel of Bogie.

Now ilka lad has got a lass,
Save yon auld doited Fogie,
And ta’en a fling upo’ the grass,
As they do in Stra’bogie.
But a’ the lasses look sae fain,
We canna think oursel’s to bain,
For they maun hae their Come-again,
To dance the Reel of Bogie.

Now a’ the lads hae done their best,
Like true men o’ Stra’bogie;
We’ll stop a while and tak a rest,
And tipple out a Cogie:
Come now, my lads, and tak yor glass,
And try ilk other to surpass,
In wishing health to every lass,
To dance the Reel of Bogie.

Alexander, 4th Duke of Gordon (1743-1827)

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from The Red Red Rose, released March 1, 2004

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