Annabelle Rosabelle

Annabelle Rosabelle

On Springthyme SPRCD 1002
John Watt & Davey Stewart - Shores of the Forth

A parody by John on Donovan’s Jennifer Juniper. ‘Broo’ – Labour Exchange; ‘Packit lugs’ – Dirty Ears; ‘Windae hingin’ – Leaning out of a window; ‘Lannie’ – Lanliq, an intoxicating beverage: ‘Cludgie’ – Toilet or WC.

Annabelle Rosabelle Jamieson McGee,

Sixteen stone o flesh and bone
And only twenty three.

Do I see her often? Yes I do sir!
Every Friday at ra broo sir!

All she gets she hands it o’er tae me,
Annabelle Rosabelle McGee.

Annabelle Rosabelle, hair like mouldy hay,

Feet like clugs and packit lugs
And in the family way.

Plastic earrings, windae hingin,
Prams o washin, steamin, mingin;

Tells me that our love is here to stay,
Annabelle Rosabelle McGee.

Our greyhound Bob sits in wur close and looks out for her,

He knows that Annabelle knows all the tricks,
Will gie him a fix;

And then some day he’ll be top dog and then –
Annabelle and Bob and me we’ll live just like the sheiks;

We’ll have vats o Lannie, a thoosand trannies,
And golden lamé breeks;

Diamonds aa aroond wur cludgie,
Electric blankets for wur budgie,

We’ll change oor motor car each seven weeks;
Annabelle, thank you, Rosabelle,

Annabelle, thank you, Rosabelle,
Annabelle Rosabelle McGee.