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It was in the
toon o' Kelso, a lovely woman did dwell,
She loved her husband dearly, but another man twice as well,
chorus: singin,
fal di la lairly, fal di la lairy, fal di la lairy, an.
She went doon
tae the chemist's shop, some medicine for tae buy,
For she had resolved in her ain mind that her auld man should die,
She bought a
dozen marrow bones and she's ground them up right sma', And before
he'd eaten the half o' them he couldnae see ony at a',
Im tired o'
my life he cried, I'm tired o' my life,
I think I'll awa' and drown myself and that will end this strife,
So down the
street together they went, she whistled and she sang,
Oh my husbands going to drown himself and I'm sure he's free from
sin,
Well doon the
street together they went , 'til they came to the waters brim, Said
he, You'll take a great long race to help to ding me in,
So she went
back a great lang race, tae help tae ding him in,
But the cunning old bugger he jumped aside , and she gaed tumblin'
in,
Oh save ma life,
oh save ma life, oh save me when I call,
Oh how can I save your life when I canna see ony at a',
Well she swam
up and she swam doon, 'til she cam tae the waters brim,
But the cunning old man he got a long stick and he poked her further
in,
Ye jaud, ye
jaud, ye silly auld jaud, ye thought ye had me blind,
But I'll gae whistlin' hame again, and another wife I'll find,
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