Key: A major
Verse 1
Rory Murphy, Rory Murphy
Saw ye Rory Murphy comin'
frae Dumbarton
Verse 2
Saw ye Rory Murphy,
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Rory Murphy, Rory Murphy
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Saw ye Rory Murphy comin'
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frae Dumbarton
Verse 3
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was a piper bold
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Hieland blood wi' in him flowed
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And lowland bodies' hearts aye glowed
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To the tunes of Rory Murphy
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He filled the warriors' breasts wi' fire
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He cheered the heart o' sage and sire
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And made the listening groups admire
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As he gae'dthrough Dumbarton
Verse 4
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Saw ye Rory Murphy comin'
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frae Dumbarton
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He had
Verse 5
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a beard o'lammer gloss
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His cheeks were fresher than the rose
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His sparkling eyes as black
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Rory stood six foot or more
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shore
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And all the lassies did adore
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The piper o'Dumbarton
Verse 6
Saw ye Rory Murphy,
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Rory Murphy, Rory Murphy
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Saw ye Rory Murphy comin'
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frae Dumbarton
Verse 7
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And never was he tired at aw
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Piping note for one and a'
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And a tune for every tartan
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When Rory drank an ex tra gill
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He made his chanter sound say shrill
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You'd hear him on Benlomond Hill
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As clear as in Dumbarton
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Saw ye Rory Murphy, Rory
Verse 8
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Saw ye Rory Murphy comin'
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frae Dumbarton
Verse 9
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'Twas whisky that did him betray
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While tottering home more drunk each day
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He fell headlong all doon the brae
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That killed him dead for certain
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No more we'll hear his witchy tones
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Hieland drones
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His bones lie cold beneath the stones
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In the kirkyard o'Dumbarton
Verse 10
Saw ye Rory Murphy,
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Rory Murphy, Rory Murphy
Saw ye Rory Murphy comin'
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frae Dumbarton
Verse 11
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Rory Murphy, Rory Murphy
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comin' frae Dumbarton
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Rory Murphy, Rory Murphy
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the piper o'Dumbarton
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