Ray Fisher - The Dundee Lassie

Oh, I'm a Dundee lassie, that's easy for tae see
Ye'll aye find me cheerful nae matter where I be
There's times I feel doonhairted when things gae sad and ill
And I am a spinner intae Baxter's Mill.

My mither died when I was young, ma faither fell in France
I'd ha' liked tae have bee a teacher but I never got the chance
I'll soon be getting married tae a lad they call Tom Hill
And he is an iler intae Halley's Mill.

I'm chummy wi' a lassie, they call her Jennie Bain
She says she'll never marry, her lad got killed in Spain
I often hear her speak about a place they call Teruel1
And she is a winder intae Craigie's Mill.

Oh, I'm a Dundee lassie, that's easy for tae see
Ye'll aye find me cheerful nae matter where I be
There's times I feel doonhairted when things gae sad and ill
And I am a spinner intae Baxter's Mill.


1.
a town in Spain, site of a significant battle during the Spanish Civil War