My Johnny Lad

My Johnny Lad - The Clancy Brothers/Tommy Makem

I bought a wife in Edinburgh

For a bawbie

And then I got a farthing back

To buy terbaccer wi'

And wi' you and wi' you

And wi' you my Johnny lad

I'll dance the buckles off my shoes

Wi' you my Johnny lad

As I was walkin' Sunday

'Twas there I saw the Queen

A-playln' at the football

Wi' the lads on Glasgow green

And wi' you and wi' you

And wi' you my Johnny lad

I'll dance the buckles off my shoes

Wi' you my Johnny lad

The captain 'o the other slde

Was scorin' wi' great style

The queen she called a policeman

And had him thrown in jail

And wi' you and wi' you

And wi' you my Johnny lad

I'll dance the buckles off my shoes

Wi' you my Johnny lad

Napoleon was an emperor

And he ruled on land and sea

He ruled all France and Germany

But he didn't rule Jock McGhee

And wi' you and wi' you

And wi' you my Johnny lad

I'll dance the buckles off my shoes

Wi' you my Johnny lad

Samson was a mlghty man

And he fought wi' the cuddy's jaw

He fought a thousand battles

Wearlng crlmson flannel drawers

And wi' you and wi' you

And wi' you my Johnny lad

I'll dance the buckles off my shoes

Wi' you my Johnny lad

Now Johnny Is a bonny lad

He is a lad of mine

I've never had a better

Lad and I've had twenty-nine

And wi' you and wi' you

And wi' you my Johnny lad

I'll dance the buckles off my shoes

Wi' you my Johnny lad