I Was A Gay Spark In My Time-Hamish Imlach

[ti:I Was A Gay Spark In My Time] [ar:Hamish Imlach] [al:Cod Liver Oil And Orange Juice: The Transatlantic Anthology] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.31]I Was A Gay Spark In My Time (Live) - Hamish Imlach [00:02.90] [01:08.65]Oh jock he was a strapping lad [01:11.69]He thought he'd take a wife [01:13.57] [01:14.33]He wandered north frae his faither's farm [01:17.10]Where he'd worked all his life [01:18.89] [01:19.64]He courted Jean for many months [01:22.51]Before he telt his faither [01:24.61] [01:25.12]Wha looked at him wi' a twinklin' ee [01:27.95]Ye'll hae tae find another [01:30.73]I was a gay spark in my youth [01:33.48]Jeannie is my daughter [01:36.04] [01:41.41]Jock pined away for a week or twa [01:44.30]Then headed to the west [01:46.14] [01:46.83]He ca'd on kate the dairy maid [01:49.61]Dressed in his Sunday best [01:51.52] [01:52.13]He cuddled her and kiddelt her [01:54.98]Before he telt his faither [01:57.13] [01:57.72]Wha looked at him wi' a twinklin' ee [02:00.43]Ye'll hae tae find another [02:03.32]I was a gay spark in my youth [02:06.06]Katie is my daughter [02:08.55] [02:13.91]He pined awa for a month or twa [02:16.77]Then syne went tae the east [02:18.73] [02:19.28]He cau'd on Annie at a barnyard dance [02:22.27]And thought at last here's peace [02:24.17] [02:24.75]He bought for her a gowden ring [02:27.63]Before he telt his faither [02:29.71] [02:30.26]Wha looked at him wi' a twinklin' ee [02:33.01]Ye'll hae tae get another [02:36.04]I was a gay spark in my youth [02:38.62]Annie is my daughter [02:41.25] [02:46.71]Oh Jock was seek for mony a week [02:49.53]And affa doon at mouth [02:51.45] [02:52.10]And then he met Peg wi' the rosy cheeks [02:54.92]When at last he headed south [02:56.76] [02:57.41]Peg and he had mony a spree [03:00.36]Before he telt his faither [03:02.43] [03:03.01]Who looked at him wi a twinklin' ee [03:05.76]Ye'll hae tae get another [03:08.80]I was a gay spark in my youth [03:11.45]Peggie is my daughter [03:14.11] [03:19.55]Oh harvest passed and winter tae [03:22.43]Jock grew mair morose [03:25.14]He could nae work he could nae sleep [03:27.95]He could nae sup his brose [03:30.63]Oh he was near tae deein' [03:33.47]Afore he telt his mother [03:35.56] [03:36.19]Wha' looked at him in the ee and laughed [03:39.07]Ye can marry yin or other [03:41.91]I was a gay spark in my day [03:44.76]Sandy's no your faither