《The Fish》歌词

[00:00:00] The Fish - Craig Herbertson

[00:00:00] Written by：Craig Herbertson

[00:00:06] The Laird John Clerk wis a belted knight

[00:00:12] His keeper cam frae Penicuik

[00:00:18] My brother wis just a fisherman

[00:00:23] Frae Northfield farm in Edinbra

[00:00:30] The Laird John Clerk held a fine estate

[00:00:36] Bonnie fields and bright waters

[00:00:42] Sae widely famed were his deer and game

[00:00:48] The talk o' a' the poachers

[00:00:54] His keeper was a canny man

[00:01:00] Guid guardian fir his masters'

[00:01:06] On the salmon run wi his dog and gun

[00:01:12] A dei'l fir the slaughter

[00:01:18] My brother Keith wis a gallous lad

[00:01:24] And dearly loved the poaching

[00:01:30] Wi his rod and reel he gang aft to steal

[00:01:35] A fish frae Clerkie's waters

[00:01:48] In the dark o night in pale moonlight

[00:01:53] My brother watched the waters

[00:01:59] Oe'r the croaking frogs came the bark o dogs

[00:02:05] And the keeper there behind them

[00:02:12] And it's under moon and ower muir

[00:02:18] Tae Northfield farm frae Penicuik

[00:02:23] Wi his belt and knife he'd tae run fir his life

[00:02:29] To dodge auld Clerkie's keeper

[00:02:35] A' through the night he ran and hid

[00:02:41] But the keeper could'na catch him

[00:02:48] And he lost his gear by the ruined weir

[00:02:53] His rod an a' his tackle

[00:03:00] But in the light he saw a fish

[00:03:05] A salmon in bright water

[00:03:11] Wi nae rod and reel just a guddlers feel

[00:03:17] He threw her frae the water

[00:03:30] And it's ower hills and far awa

[00:03:35] Frae Penicuik through Duddingston

[00:03:41] Wi a heart so blithe fir tae run fir his life

[00:03:48] And dodge auld Clerkie's keeper

[00:03:54] Now the lady Nairn had a canny cook

[00:03:59] A chancer for a bargain

[00:04:05] And he boucht the fish for auld Clerkie's dish

[00:04:11] And nane tae be the wiser

[00:04:18] Auld John Clerk he got his fish

[00:04:24] His keeper got the tackle

[00:04:30] The cook got mair than a gillie's share

[00:04:35] But my brother got the better

[00:04:42] And his rod and reel field and stream

[00:04:48] Mair midges ower the water

[00:04:53] Let others seek where the salmon leap

[00:05:00] My brother wis a fisherman