Kelty Clippie chords by Gaberlunzie
Guitar chords with lyrics
Tuning: D Tuning (D G C F A D)
Key: G
Verse 1:
G
I have travelled roon' this country
C
From shore tae shining shore
D
Frae the swamps o' Auchterderan
D G
Tae the jungles o' Lochore
G
But in all these far flung places
C
There's none that can compare
D
Wi' the Lily o' Lumphinnans
D G
She's ma bonnie Maggie Blair
Chorus:
G
Oh, she's just a Kelty Clippie
C C
She'll no' tak' nae advice
D
It's "Ach drap deid, awa' bile yer heid
D G
Or Ah'll punch yer ticket twice."
G
Her faither's just a waister
C
Her mother's on the game
D D
She's just a Kelty Clippie
G G
But I love her just the same.
Verse 2:
G
Frae the pyramids up in Kelty
C
Tae the mansions in Glencraig
D
We've trod the bings together
D G
In mony's the blyth Stravaig
G
Watched the moonlight over Crosshill
C
Trod Buckhaven's golden sand
D
And mony's the happy oor we've spent
D G
In Lochgelly's Happy Land
Chorus:
G
Oh, she's just a Kelty Clippie
C C
She'll no' tak' nae advice
D
It's "Ach drap deid, awa' bile yer heid
D G
Or Ah'll punch yer ticket twice."
G
Her faither's just a waister
C
Her mother's on the game
D D
She's just a Kelty Clippie
G G
But I love her just the same.
Verse 3:
G
Well I met her on the "eight fifteen"
C
That night o' romantic bliss
D
I says "Hey Mag pit doon yer fag
D G
And gie's a wee bit kiss"
C G
Well she didnae take that kindly
C
No she didnae like ma chaff
D
And bein' a contrary kind o' lass
D G
She says "Come oan -get aff."
Chorus:
G
Oh, she's just a Kelty Clippie
C C
She'll no' tak' nae advice
D
It's "Ach drap deid, awa' bile yer heid
D G
Or Ah'll punch yer ticket twice."
G
Her faither's just a waister
C
Her mother's on the game
D D
She's just a Kelty Clippie
G G
But I love her just the same.
Verse 4:
G
Noo she hasnae got nae culture
C
And she drives me roon' the bend
D
She sits every night in an old arm chair
D G
Readin' the "People's Friend"
G
Her lapels are fu' o' badges
C
Frae Butlins doon at Ayr
D
And she goes tae the Bingo every night
D G
Wi' the curlers still in her hair
Chorus:
G
Oh, she's just a Kelty Clippie
C C
She'll no' tak' nae advice
D
It's "Ach drap deid, awa' bile yer heid
D G
Or Ah'll punch yer ticket twice."
G
Her faither's just a waister
C
Her mother's on the game
D D
She's just a Kelty Clippie
G G
But I love her just the same.
Verse 5:
G
But things is a wee bit better noo
C
Ah've gone and bought the ring
D
I won it frae Jim at the Pitch and Toss
D G
Last night at the Lindsay Bing
G
Wi' her wee black hat and her ticket machine
C
She did ma heart ensnare
C D
She's the Lily o' Lumphinnans
D G
She's ma bonnie Maggie Blair.
Chorus:
G
Oh, she's just a Kelty Clippie
C C
She'll no' tak' nae advice
D
It's "Ach drap deid, awa' bile yer heid
D G
Or Ah'll punch yer ticket twice."
G
Her faither's just a waister
C
Her mother's on the game
D D
She's just a Kelty Clippie
G G
But I love her just the same. Last updated:
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