All For Me Grog

Jim Reid: vocals, guitar & mouthorgan; Jim Brown, Harry Scott and Jim Thomson: accordions; Geordie Anderson: fiddle and vocals; Christine Stewart: guitar and vocals and Sandy Beattie: double bass.

A traditional song that became very popular in the 1960s after coming to Scotland and the British folk revival from Australia.

1: And it's all for me grog, me jolly, jolly grog, All for ma beer and tobacco Well I spent all me tin Wi the lassies drinkin gin, Far across the western ocean I must wander. 2: And where is me shirt, me noggin, noggin shirt, All gone for beer and tobacco Well the collar is all wore And the front it is all tore And the tail is looking out for better weather. 3: And where is me boots, me noggin, noggin boots, All gone for beer and tobacco, Well the toes are kicked about And the heels are well worn out And the soles are looking out for better weather. 4: Now I'm sick in the head and I haven't been tae bed, Since I came ashore with me plunder, I've seen centipedes and snakes And I'm full of pains and aches And I think I'll make a path for way out yonder. 5: All for me grog, me jolly, jolly grog, All for ma beer and tobacco, Well I spent all me tin Wi the lassies drinkin gin, Far across the western ocean I must wander.