Name: The Brewer Lad
Duration: P00H03M05S
Description: A girl from Perth runs off with a man from Edinburgh, leaving her brewer lad behind.

The Brewer Lad

from Luminosity by Back of the Moon

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A girl from Perth runs off with a man from Edinburgh, leaving her brewer lad behind.

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The Brewer Lad
(trad arr. Back of the Moon)

In Perth there lived a bonnie lad, a brewer tae his trade o'
an' he has courted Peggie Roy, a young and hansome maid o'

CHORUS:
wi' a fall dall diddle um a die dum doo
wi' a fall dall diddle um a die doh

He's courted her for seven lang years a' for tae gain her favour
but there cam a lad oot a' Edinburgh toonwah' swore that he would have her

It's will ye gang alang wi' me an' will ye be ma' honey
It's will ye gang alang wi' me and leave your brewer laddie
O' a' will gang alang wi ye alang wi' ye I'll ride o'
I'll gang wi' ye to the ends o' the earth tho I'm spoke to the Brewer Lad o'

Well the brewer he cam hame at een, a speirin' for his honey
Her faither he made this reply she's no' been here since monday
o' wasna' that an uncoo' ploy wouldna onyone be offended
tae court a lad for seven lang years and leave him at the end o't

oh be it so and let her go, for it shall never greve me
i'm a lad that's free as you can see and a sma' thing will relieve me
there's as guid fish intae the sea, as ever yet was taken
I'll cast ma' net a try again although I am forsaken

She's rambled up she's rambled doon she's rambled through Kirkaldy
But mony's the time she rued the day she Jilt' her Brewer laddie

The brewer he set up in Perth and there he brews stang ale o'
he's courted wi anither lass and tae her tae himsel' o'
ye lovers a' where ere' ye be just let this be a warnin'
never slight your ane true love for fear you get a war' ane'

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from Luminosity, released March 5, 2021
Hamish Napier- Lead vocal, piano
Findlay Napier- Guitar, high-strung guitar, vocals
Gillian Frame- Fiddle, vocals
Ali Hutton- Whistle

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Back of the Moon Glasgow, UK

Scottish folk quartet which featured Findlay Napier, Gillian Frame, Hamish Napier, Ali Hutton and Simon McKerrell. Best Up and Coming Band and Best Band and nominated twice for album of the year at Scots Trad Music Awards. Runner up BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Awards. Multiple tours of US, Canada, Europe and UK. Inspiration to many current top folk bands and artists. ... more

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