Chorus: I wish they’d do it now, I wish they’d do it now
I’m a little older, I wish they’d do it now

I
I was born of Scottish parents one day when I was young
That’s why the Scottish accent is my native tongue
I was a pretty baby, my mother she did vow
The girls all ran to kiss me – I wish they’d do it now.

II
At eighteen months, as fine a lad as ever you could see
The ladies loved to dandle me, dance me on their knees
They’d rock me in my cradle if I made a row
They’d run to me and cuddle me – I wish they’d do it now

III
At two years old, as fine a lad as ever could be seen
The girls would all follow me when I went to the green
They’d make a chain of buttercups, place it on my brow
And they’d roll me in the clover – I wish they’d do it now.

IV
The girls next door would call for me if the weather it was mild
They’d take me to the river, splash around a while
They’d throw the water over me, dry me with a towel
Then they’d rub me nice all over – I wish they’d do it now.

V
Now I’m a fat folksinger, I live all alone
No nagging wife, no noisy kids for me when I get home
It’s so quiet and so peaceful, I’m better off I think
If I can’t get the women I can always get a drink

Last Chorus:
And I think I’ll get one now, I think I’ll get one now
I can always get a drink, I think I’ll get one now

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