The Scotsman
Jim StaffordVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Well a Scotsman clad in kilt left the bar one evening fair
And one could tell by how he walked that he'd drunk more than his share
He fumbled round until he could no longer keep his feet
And he stumbled off into the grass to sleep beside the street
Ring ding diddlediddle ay de o, ring di diddly ay o
And he stumbled off into the grass to sleep beside the street
About that time two young and lovely girls just happened by
One said to the other with a twinkle in her eye
See yon sleeping Scotsman
So strong and handsome built
I wonder if it's true what they don't wear beneath the kilt
Ring ding diddlediddle ay de o, ring di diddly ay o
I wonder if it's true what they don't wear beneath the kilt
They crept up on that sleeping Scotsman
Quiet as could be
And lifted up his Kilt an inch so they could see
And there behold for them to view beneath his Scottish skirt
Was nothing more than God had graced him with upon his birth
Ring ding diddlediddle ay de o, ring di diddly ay o
Was nothing more than God had graced him with upon his birth
They marveled for a moment
Then one said we must be gone
Let's leave a present for our friend before we move along
As a gift they left a blue silk ribbon tied into a bow
Around the bonnie star the Scotsman's kilt did lift and show
Ring ding diddlediddle ay de o, ring di diddly ay o
Around the bonnie star the Scotsman's kilt did lift and show
Now the Scotsman woke to natures call
And stumbled toward a tree
Behind the bush he lifts his kilt
And gawks at what he sees
And in a startled voice he says
To what's before his eyes
Ach, lad I don't no where ya've been but I see ya won first prize
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Readable chord sheet for The Scotsman by Jim Stafford
[E]Well a Scotsman clad in kil[A]t left the bar one evening [B7]fair [E] And one could tell by how he walked[A] that he'd drunk more than his share [E] [B7] [A]He fumbled round until he could no longer keep his [E]feet [B7] [E]And he stumbled off into the[B7] grass to sleep beside t[A]he stree[B7]t [E] [A]Ring ding diddlediddle ay de o, ring di diddly ay[E] o [B7] [E]And he stumbled off into the[B7] grass to sleep beside t[A]he stree[B7]t [E] [E]About that time two young[A] and lovely girls just happened by[B7] [E] One said to the other wit[A]h a twinkle in her[E] eye [B7] [A]See yon sleeping Scotsman [E]So strong and handsome built [B7] [E]I wonder if it's true [A]what they don't wear beneath the[B7] kilt [E] [A]Ring ding diddlediddle ay de o, ring di diddly ay [E]o [B7] [E]I wonder if it's true w[A]hat they don't wear beneath the[B7] kilt [E] [E]They crept up on that sleeping Sc[A]otsman [B7]Quiet as could be [E] And lifted up his [A]Kilt an inch so they could s[E]ee [B7] [A]And there behold for them to view beneath his [E]Scottish skirt [B7] [E]Was nothing more than God had[A] graced him with upon his birth [B7] [E] [A]Ring ding diddlediddle ay de o, ring di diddly ay [E]o [B7] [E]Was nothing more than God had[A] graced him with upon his birth [B7] [E] [E]They marveled for a moment [A] Then one said we[B7] must be gone [E] Let's leave a present[A] for our friend before [E]we move along [B7] [A]As a gift they left a blue silk ribbon tied [E]into a bow [B7] [E]Around the bonnie star the Sc[A]otsman's kilt did lift and show [B7] [E] [A]Ring ding diddlediddle ay de o, ring di diddly ay [E]o [B7] [E]Around the bonnie star the Sc[A]otsman's kilt did lift and show [B7] [E] [E]Now the Scotsman woke to natures call [A] And stum[B7]bled toward a tree [E] Behind the bush he lifts his ki[A]lt And gawks[E] at what he sees [B7] [A]And in a startled voice he says [E]To what's before his eyes [B7] [E]Ach, lad I don't no where[A] ya've been but I see ya won first priz[B7]e [E]