Cam Ye O'er France Lyrics
| Song | Cam Ye O'er France |
| Artist | Steeleye Span |
| Album | The Very Best of Steeleye Span - Present |
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| Cam ye o'er frae France? Cam ye down by Lunnon? | |
| Saw ye Geordie Whelps and his bonny woman? | |
| Were ye at the place ca'd the Kittle Housie? | |
| Saw ye Geordie's grace riding on a goosie? | |
| Geordie, he's a man there is little doubt o't; | |
| He's done a' he can, wha can do without it? | |
| Down there came a blade linkin' like my lordie; | |
| He wad drive a trade at the loom o' Geordie. | |
| Though the claith were bad, blythly may we niffer; | |
| Gin we get a wab, it makes little differ. | |
| We hae tint our plaid, bannet, belt and swordie, | |
| Ha's and mailins braid—but we hae a Geordie! | |
| Jocky's gane to France and Montgomery's lady; | |
| There they'll learn to dance: Madam, are ye ready? | |
| They'll be back belyve belted, brisk and lordly; | |
| Brawly may they thrive to dance a jig wi' Geordie! | |
| Hey for Sandy Don! Hey for Cockolorum! | |
| Hey for Bobbing John and his Highland Quorum! | |
| Mony a sword and lance swings at Highland hurdie; | |
| How they'll skip and dance o'er the bum o' Geordie! | |
| (Repeat first verse) | |
| [edit] Glossarybelyve=quickly; | |
| blade=a person of weak, soft constitution from rapid overgrowth; | |
| braid=broad; | |
| brawly=well; | |
| claith=cloth; | |
| gane=gone; | |
| gin=if, whether; | |
| ha's and mailins=houses and farmlands; | |
| hurdie=buttock; | |
| kittle housie=brothel; | |
| linkin=tripping along; | |
| Lunnon=London; | |
| niffer=haggle or exchange; | |
| tint=lost; | |
| wab=web (or length) of cloth) |
| Cam ye o' er frae France? Cam ye down by Lunnon? | |
| Saw ye Geordie Whelps and his bonny woman? | |
| Were ye at the place ca' d the Kittle Housie? | |
| Saw ye Geordie' s grace riding on a goosie? | |
| Geordie, he' s a man there is little doubt o' t | |
| He' s done a' he can, wha can do without it? | |
| Down there came a blade linkin' like my lordie | |
| He wad drive a trade at the loom o' Geordie. | |
| Though the claith were bad, blythly may we niffer | |
| Gin we get a wab, it makes little differ. | |
| We hae tint our plaid, bannet, belt and swordie, | |
| Ha' s and mailins braid but we hae a Geordie! | |
| Jocky' s gane to France and Montgomery' s lady | |
| There they' ll learn to dance: Madam, are ye ready? | |
| They' ll be back belyve belted, brisk and lordly | |
| Brawly may they thrive to dance a jig wi' Geordie! | |
| Hey for Sandy Don! Hey for Cockolorum! | |
| Hey for Bobbing John and his Highland Quorum! | |
| Mony a sword and lance swings at Highland hurdie | |
| How they' ll skip and dance o' er the bum o' Geordie! | |
| Repeat first verse | |
| edit Glossarybelyve quickly | |
| blade a person of weak, soft constitution from rapid overgrowth | |
| braid broad | |
| brawly well | |
| claith cloth | |
| gane gone | |
| gin if, whether | |
| ha' s and mailins houses and farmlands | |
| hurdie buttock | |
| kittle housie brothel | |
| linkin tripping along | |
| Lunnon London | |
| niffer haggle or exchange | |
| tint lost | |
| wab web or length of cloth |
| Cam ye o' er frae France? Cam ye down by Lunnon? | |
| Saw ye Geordie Whelps and his bonny woman? | |
| Were ye at the place ca' d the Kittle Housie? | |
| Saw ye Geordie' s grace riding on a goosie? | |
| Geordie, he' s a man there is little doubt o' t | |
| He' s done a' he can, wha can do without it? | |
| Down there came a blade linkin' like my lordie | |
| He wad drive a trade at the loom o' Geordie. | |
| Though the claith were bad, blythly may we niffer | |
| Gin we get a wab, it makes little differ. | |
| We hae tint our plaid, bannet, belt and swordie, | |
| Ha' s and mailins braid but we hae a Geordie! | |
| Jocky' s gane to France and Montgomery' s lady | |
| There they' ll learn to dance: Madam, are ye ready? | |
| They' ll be back belyve belted, brisk and lordly | |
| Brawly may they thrive to dance a jig wi' Geordie! | |
| Hey for Sandy Don! Hey for Cockolorum! | |
| Hey for Bobbing John and his Highland Quorum! | |
| Mony a sword and lance swings at Highland hurdie | |
| How they' ll skip and dance o' er the bum o' Geordie! | |
| Repeat first verse | |
| edit Glossarybelyve quickly | |
| blade a person of weak, soft constitution from rapid overgrowth | |
| braid broad | |
| brawly well | |
| claith cloth | |
| gane gone | |
| gin if, whether | |
| ha' s and mailins houses and farmlands | |
| hurdie buttock | |
| kittle housie brothel | |
| linkin tripping along | |
| Lunnon London | |
| niffer haggle or exchange | |
| tint lost | |
| wab web or length of cloth |
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