The Wark O The Weavers

We're aw met thegither here tae sit an tae crack
wi oor glesses in oor haunds an oor wark upon oor back
thare's no a tred amang thaim coud naither mend nor mak
Gin it wisna for the wark o the weavers

Owerwird:

Gin it wisna for the weavers whit wad thay dae?
thay wadna hae the claes made o oo
Thay wadna hae a coat, na, naither black nor blue
Gin it wisna for the wark o the weavers

Thare's some fowk's independent o ither tredsmen's wark
For weemen needs nae barber an dykers needs nae clerk
but thare's no ane o thaim but needs a coat an sark
Thay aw need the wark o the weavers

Oor sodgers an oor sailors, o't, we mak thaim aw bauld
but gin thay haed nae claes faith thay coudna fecht for cauld
The heich an the laich, the rich an the puir, awbody young an auld
Thay aw need the wark o the weavers

Thare's smiths an thare's wrichts an mason chiels an aw
Thare's doctors an meenisters an thaim that leeves by law
An aw oor freends oot ower the sea in Sooth Americae
Thay aw need the wark o the weavers

The weavin is sae guid a tred as niver yit can fail
Sae lang as we need claith tae keep anither hail
sae lat us aw be merry ower a bicker o guid ale
An drink tae the heal o the weavers.

~Lizzy~