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Traditional Scottish song sung at Hogmanay (New Year's Eve).
Intro  C   G  C  
Chorus
CCampbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
Campbeltown Loch och-Gaye
CCampbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
I would Gdrink you Cdry
Verse 1
CNow Campbeltown Loch is a beautiful place
But the price of the Fwhiskey is Cgrim.
How nice it would be if the whiskey was Ffree
And the CLoch was filled Gup to the Cbrim
Chorus
CCampbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
Campbeltown Loch och-Gaye
CCampbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
I would Gdrink you Cdry
Verse 2
CI'd buy a yacht with the money I've got
And I'd anchor it Fout in the Cbay
If I wanted a sip I'd go in for a Fdip
I'd be Cswimmin' by Gnight and by Cday
Chorus
CCampbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
Campbeltown Loch och-Gaye
CCampbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
I would Gdrink you Cdry
Verse 2
CWe'd have a gathering of the clans
They'd come from Fnear and Cfar
I can see them grin as they're wading Fin
And Cshouting "GSlainte Cmhor!"
Chorus
CCampbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
Campbeltown Loch och-Gaye
CCampbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
I would Gdrink you Cdry
Verse 3
CBut what if the boat should overturn
And drowned in the FLoch was CI
You'd hear me shout you'd hear me call Fout
"What a Cwonderful Gway to Cdie !"
Chorus
CCampbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
Campbeltown Loch och-Gaye
CCampbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
I would Gdrink you Cdry
Verse 4
CBut what's this I see ochone for me
It's a vision to Fmake your blood Cfreeze
It's the police afloat in a dirty big Fboat
And they're Cshouting "time Ggentlemen Cplease!"
Chorus
CCampbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
Campbeltown Loch och-Gaye
CCampbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
I would Gdrink you Cdry

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Campbeltown Loch

by Andy Stewart

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Traditional Scottish song sung at Hogmanay (New Year's Eve).

C G C

Intro

Chorus

Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey

Campbeltown Loch och-aye

Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey

G C

I would drink you dry

Verse 1

Now Campbeltown Loch is a beautiful place

F C

But the price of the whiskey is grim.

How nice it would be if the whiskey was free

C G C

And the Loch was filled up to the brim

Chorus

Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey

Campbeltown Loch och-aye

Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey

G C

I would drink you dry

Verse 2

I'd buy a yacht with the money I've got

F C

And I'd anchor it out in the bay

If I wanted a sip I'd go in for a dip

C G C

I'd be swimmin' by night and by day

Chorus

Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey

Campbeltown Loch och-aye

Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey

G C

I would drink you dry

Verse 2

We'd have a gathering of the clans

F C

They'd come from near and far

I can see them grin as they're wading in

C G C

And shouting "Slainte mhor!"

Chorus

Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey

Campbeltown Loch och-aye

Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey

G C

I would drink you dry

Verse 3

But what if the boat should overturn

F C

And drowned in the Loch was I

You'd hear me shout you'd hear me call out

C G C

"What a wonderful way to die !"

Chorus

Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey

Campbeltown Loch och-aye

Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey

G C

I would drink you dry

Verse 4

But what's this I see ochone for me

F C

It's a vision to make your blood freeze

It's the police afloat in a dirty big boat

C G C

And they're shouting "time gentlemen please!"

Chorus

Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey

Campbeltown Loch och-aye

Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey

G C

I would drink you dry

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