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[Intro]
AmThere was a lad in Glesga town, Ramensky Gwas his Amname
Wee FJohnny didnae Cknow it then but Amhe was Gset for Amfame
AmHe did a wee bit job or two, he blew them Gopen Amwide
But they Fcaught him and they Ctried him and they Ambunged him Gright inAmside
AmAlley-ee alley-ay alley-Coo alley-Emoh
FOpen up your Cprison gates 
And Amlet RaGmensky Amgo
AmAnd when they let him out he said he'd do his Gbest but Amthen
He Fyielded tae tempCtation and they Ambunged him Gin aAmgain
AmNow Johnny made the headlines, entertained the Gboys beAmlow
When he Fclimbed up tae the Cprison roof and Amgave a Gone-man Amshow
AmAlley-ee alley-ay alley-Coo alley-Emoh
FOpen up your Cprison gates 
And Amlet RaGmensky Amgo
AmBut when the war was raging the brass-hats Ghad a Amplan
Tae Ffind some inforCmation, but they Amcouldnae Gfind a Amman
So they nobbled John in prison, asked if he would Gtake a Amchance
They Fdropped him in a Cparachute beAmyond the Gcoast of AmFrance
AmAlley-ee alley-ay alley-Coo alley-Emoh
FOpen up your Cprison gates 
And Amlet RaGmensky Amgo
AmThen Johnny was a hero, they shook him Gby the Amhand
For Fstealing secret Cdocuments frae the AmGerman GHigh AmCommand
So Johnny was rewarded for the job he Gdid sae Amwell
They Fgranted him a Cpardon frae the Amprison Gand the Amcell
AmAlley-ee alley-ay alley-Coo alley-Emoh
FOpen up your Cprison gates 
And Amlet RaGmensky Amgo
AmBut Johnny was in error when he tried his Ghand once Ammore
For they Fcaught him at a Cblastin', and it Amwasnae Gworth the Amscore
The jury pled for mercy, but the judge's Gvoice was Amheard
Ten Fyears without reCmission, and Amthat's my Gfinal Amword
AmAlley-ee alley-ay alley-Coo alley-Emoh
FOpen up your Cprison gates 
And Amlet RaGmensky Amgo
AmTen years, my lord, that's far too long, wee Johnny Gcried in Amvain
For Fif you send me Cup for ten I'll Amnever come Gout aAmgain
Oh give me another chance, my lord, I'm tellin' Gyou no Amlie
But Fif you send me Cup for ten I'll Amsicken Gand I'll Amdie
AmAlley-ee alley-ay alley-Coo alley-Emoh
FOpen up your Cprison gates 
And Amlet RaGmensky Amgo
AmNow Peterhead's a fortress, its walls are Gthick and Amstout
But it Fcouldnae hold wee CJohnny when he Amfelt like Gwalking Amout
Five times he took a powder, he left them Gin a Amfix
And Fevery day they Csweat and pray in Amcase he Gmakes it Amsix
AmAlley-ee alley-ay alley-Coo alley-Emoh
FOpen up your Cprison gates 
And Amlet RaGmensky Amgo

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Let Ramensky Go

by Misc Traditional

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[Intro]

Am G Am

There was a lad in Glesga town, Ramensky was his name

F C Am G Am

Wee Johnny didnae know it then but he was set for fame

Am G Am

He did a wee bit job or two, he blew them open wide

F C Am G Am

But they caught him and they tried him and they bunged him right inside

Am C Em

Alley-ee alley-ay alley-oo alley-oh

F C

Open up your prison gates

Am G Am

And let Ramensky go

Am G Am

And when they let him out he said he'd do his best but then

F C Am G Am

He yielded tae temptation and they bunged him in again

Am G Am

Now Johnny made the headlines, entertained the boys below

F C Am G Am

When he climbed up tae the prison roof and gave a one-man show

Am C Em

Alley-ee alley-ay alley-oo alley-oh

F C

Open up your prison gates

Am G Am

And let Ramensky go

Am G Am

But when the war was raging the brass-hats had a plan

F C Am G Am

Tae find some information, but they couldnae find a man

G Am

So they nobbled John in prison, asked if he would take a chance

F C Am G Am

They dropped him in a parachute beyond the coast of France

Am C Em

Alley-ee alley-ay alley-oo alley-oh

F C

Open up your prison gates

Am G Am

And let Ramensky go

Am G Am

Then Johnny was a hero, they shook him by the hand

F C Am G Am

For stealing secret documents frae the German High Command

G Am

So Johnny was rewarded for the job he did sae well

F C Am G Am

They granted him a pardon frae the prison and the cell

Am C Em

Alley-ee alley-ay alley-oo alley-oh

F C

Open up your prison gates

Am G Am

And let Ramensky go

Am G Am

But Johnny was in error when he tried his hand once more

F C Am G Am

For they caught him at a blastin', and it wasnae worth the score

G Am

The jury pled for mercy, but the judge's voice was heard

F C Am G Am

Ten years without remission, and that's my final word

Am C Em

Alley-ee alley-ay alley-oo alley-oh

F C

Open up your prison gates

Am G Am

And let Ramensky go

Am G Am

Ten years, my lord, that's far too long, wee Johnny cried in vain

F C Am G Am

For if you send me up for ten I'll never come out again

G Am

Oh give me another chance, my lord, I'm tellin' you no lie

F C Am G Am

But if you send me up for ten I'll sicken and I'll die

Am C Em

Alley-ee alley-ay alley-oo alley-oh

F C

Open up your prison gates

Am G Am

And let Ramensky go

Am G Am

Now Peterhead's a fortress, its walls are thick and stout

F C Am G Am

But it couldnae hold wee Johnny when he felt like walking out

G Am

Five times he took a powder, he left them in a fix

F C Am G Am

And every day they sweat and pray in case he makes it six

Am C Em

Alley-ee alley-ay alley-oo alley-oh

F C

Open up your prison gates

Am G Am

And let Ramensky go

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