Name: twa hieds are better than yin
Duration: 2 min 28 s
Channel: traditional
Description: Free MP3 download. this scottish song warns the frivolous of the possible consequences of taking marriage lightly

twa hieds are better than yin

wyldwyverne

Playlist

Comment Share

Free download

this scottish song warns the frivolous of the possible consequences of taking marriage lightly

folk pagan acoustic folk druid old ballads pagan folk trad folk traditional folk

wyldwyverne

folk singer with acoustic guitar, singing traditional folk-songs and old ballads, and pagan, specifically druidic.

i play guitar and recorders and sing traditional american, english, irish, scottish and australian folksongs, old ballads and some of my own songs. my own songs tend to have pagan themes, specifically, druidic. sometimes one of my friends joins me and we sing harmonies. very occasionally, we sing in other languages.

Song Info

Genre

Acoustic • Acoustic Folk

Author

traditional

Rights

public domain

Uploaded

January 15, 2010

Track Files

MP3

MP3 1.1 MB • 64 kbps • 2:28

Story behind the song

i got this from the scottish folksinger alex campbell somewhere round the late 1960s

Lyrics

ah weel dae i mind in the days o lang syne
when i was a laddie sae wee
whenever i'd gang tae dae onything wrang
ma mither wad lecture tae me
she'd say tae me, bairn, stay awa' frae the women
or ye'll rue it, the day ye begin,
but i never thocht twice aboot takin' advice
for twa heids are better than yin.

and me bein' young a' i wanted was fun,
an' the fust thing i got me was a wife
a lass that was smart wi a wee warm heart
tae sew on ma buttons for life,
i ca'd her ma plum and ma wee current bun
and i tickled her under the chin
an' she says tae me, 'pat, get your han' oot o' that,
or ye'll rue it the day ye begin.'

last saturday night mon, i got such a fight, 
an' i nearly jumped oot o ma skin
for tae my despair, my wife i declare
had gied me the present o' twins.
i says tae her 'jean, what the hell dae ye mean?
it's a terrible thing that ye've done!'
and she cried oot aloud, 'mon, ya ought ta be proud,
for twa heids are better than yin!'

Comments

Please sign up or log in to post a comment.