Tatties and Herrin’ Old Blind Dogs

(Ane, twa, three, fower)

[Verse 1]
Oh, ye Scots wirkin men
Ye've gaen crazy, I fear
Every day ye maun hae
Yer bit beef and yer beer
Little ken ye I nou
Tho ye'll suin come tae learin
That yer natural food
Is but tatties and herrin

[Chorus]
Tatties and herrin
Tatties and herrin
Yer natural food
Is but tatties and herrin

[Verse 2]
Wi a pound in the week
Ye maun fair be content
Ye've aye got ten shillins
For claes and for rent
Twa and six tae pit by
Gin ye need tae be sparin
Aye, and seiven and sixpence
For tatties and herrin