Alex Campbell - The wark o the weavers

We're a' met taegither here tae ^Fsit and tae ^Ccrack Wi' oor glasses in oor hands and oor ^Fwark upon oor ^Gback There's ^Cnae a trade among them a' could ^Feither mend or ^Cmak If it wisnae for the wark o' the ^Gwea^Cvers

If it wisnae for the ^Gweavers, ^Amwhat a' would they ^Emdo? For ^Fthey wadnae ^Chae claith ^Fmade o' oor ^Gwoo' ^CThey wadnae hae a coat, ^Fneither black nor ^Cblue Gin it was a' nae for the wark o' the ^Gwea^Cvers

The hireman chiels they mock us and the ^Fcrack a' a^Cboots They say we are thin-faced an' ^Fsennem in their ^Gboots But ^Cyet for a' their mockery, they ^Fcannae dae with^Coots Nor they cannae want the wark o' the ^Gwea^Cvers

Gin it wisnae for the ^Gweavers, ^Amwhat a' would they ^Emdo? For ^Fthey wadnae ^Chae claith ^Fmade o' oor ^Gwoo' ^CThey wadnae hae a coat, ^Fneither black nor ^Cblue Gin it was a' nae for the wark o' the ^Gwea^Cvers

There's aricht and there's slaters and there's ^Fglaziers and ^Ca' There's doctors and there's menisters and ^Fthem that live for ^Glaw And oor ^Cfriends in Sooth America, tho' ^Fthem we never ^Csaw But we ken they wear the wark o' the ^Gwea^Cvers

Gin it wisnae for the ^Gweavers, ^Amwhat a' would they ^Emdo? ^FThey wadnae ^Chae claith ^Fmade o' oor ^Gwoo' ^CThey wadnae hae a coat, ^Fneither black nor ^Cblue Gin it was a' nae for the wark o' the ^Gwea^Cvers

There's oor sailors and oor sodgers, we ^Fken they're a' ^Cbold But if they had nae claes to wear, they ^Fcouldnae fecht for ^Gcold The ^Chigh and low, the rich and puir, a'^Fbody young an' ^Cold They winnae want the wark o' the ^Gwea^Cvers

If it wisnae for the ^Gweavers, ^Amwhat a' would they ^Emdo? ^FThey wadnae ^Chae claith ^Fmade o' oor ^Gwoo' ^CThey wadnae hae a coat, ^Fneither black nor ^Cblue Gin it was a' nae for the wark o' the ^Gwea^Cvers

There's folks that's independent o' ^Fother tradesmen's ^Cwork The women need nae barber and the ^Fdykers need nae ^Gclerk But ^Cnane o' them can dae wi'oot a ^Fcutty or a ^Csark Nor they cannae want the wark o' the ^Gwea^Cvers

Gin it wisnae for the ^Gweavers, ^Amwhat a' would they ^Emdo? ^FThey wadnae ^Chae claith ^Fmade o' oor ^Gwoo' ^CThey wadnae hae a coat, ^Fneither black nor ^Cblue Gin it was a' nae for the wark o' the ^Gwea^Cvers

The weavin' is a trade, boys, that ^Fnivver can ^Cfail As lang as what we try tae keep ^Fone another ^Ghale Sae ^Clet us aye be merry ower a ^Fpint o' gud ^Cale And drink tae the health o' the ^Gwea^Cvers

If it wisnae for the w^Geavers, w^Amhat a' would they d^Emo? ^FThey wadnae ^Chae claith ^Fmade o' oor ^Gwoo' ^CThey wadnae hae a coat, ^Fneither black nor ^Cblue Gin it was a' nae for the wark o' the ^Gwea^Cvers