The Road Tae Dundee

Lyrics for The Road Tae Dundee

Cold winter was howlin' o'er moorland or mountain And wild was the surge of the dark rolling sea When I met about daybreak a bonnie young lassie Who asked me the road and the miles to Dundee Says I, "My young lassie, I canna weel tell ye The road and the distance I canna weel gie But if you'll permit me to gang a wee bittie I'll show you the road and the miles to Dundee." The lassie consented and gie me her airm Not a word did I speir wha the lassie micht be She appeared like an angel in feature and form As she walked by my side on the road to Dundee At length wi' the howe o' Strathmartine behind us And the spires o' the toon in full view we could see She said, "Gentle sir, I can never forget ye For showin' me so far on the road to Dundee This ring and this purse please accept as a token And surely there's somethin' that ye can gi'e me That in years to come I'll the remember laddie Who showed me the road and the miles to Dundee?" I took the gold pin frae the scarf on my bosom And said, "Tak' ye this, in remembrance o' me" And fondly I kissed the sweet lips o' the lassie And I pairted frae her on the road to Dundee So here's tae the lassie; I never forget her And e'vry young laddie wha's listenin' to me O never be sweir to convey a young lassie If it's only to show her the road to Dundee