BANKS OF SICILY

The pipie is dozie, the pipie is fey

He wullnae come round for his vino the day

The sky o'er Messina is unco an' grey

An' a' the bricht chaulmers are eerie

Fareweel ye banks o' Sicily

Fare ye weel ye valley an' shaw

There's nae Jock will mourn the kyles o' ye

Puir bliddy swaddies are weary

Then doon the stair and line the waterside

Wait your turn the ferry's awa'

The doon the stair and line the waterside

A' the bricht chaulmers are eerie

Fareweel ye banks o' Sicily

Fare ye weel ye valley an' shaw

There's nae name can smoor the wiles o' ye

Puir bliddy swaddies are weary

The drummie is polisht, the drummie is braw

He cannae be seen for his webbin' ava

He's beezed himsel' up for a photy an' a'

Tae leave with his Lola, his dearie

Then fare weel ye dives o' Sicily

Fare ye weel ye shielin' an' ha'

We'll a mind shebeens an' bothies

Whaur Jock made a date wi' his dearie

Then fare weel ye dives o' Sicily

Fare ye weel ye shielin' an' ha'

We'll a mind shebeens an' bothies

Whaur kind signorinas were cheerie

Then tune the pipes and drub the tenor drum

Leave your kit this side o' the wa'

Then tune the pipes and drub the tenor drum

A' the bricht chaulmers are eerie