I Mun Be Gangin' Noo (1892)
I.The whusky is fine for a taste, lads,
And the cronies are hard to leave ;
But the minutes I'd lightly waste, lads,
Wad mak' my wifie grieve !
There's a bonnie guid wifie at hame, lads,
An' a bonnie we bairnie too ;
An' for varra luve an' shame, lads,
I mun be gangin' noo. II.
The throttle may hanker a while, lads,
For the tipple that laughs as it rins ;
But I canna be dimmin' her smile, lads,
Wi' tear-draps for my sins !
There's a bonnie guid wifie at hame, lads,
An' a bonnie wee bairnie too ;
An' for varra luve an' shame, lads,
I mun be gangin' noo. III.
The siller is hard to be won, lads,
But it slips at the alehouse free,
Till the wage for the liquor has gone, lads,
Should be bread for the wife an' me !
There's a bonnie guid wifie at hame, lads,
An' a bonnie wee bairnie too ;
An' for varra luve an' shame, lads,
I mun be gangin' noo. 5. 4. 92. H.E.C. Notes From the Western Australian Newspaper The West Australian 14 Apr 1892 p. 2.