The Weddin’ O’ Lachie McGraw lyrics

Oh, you should’ve been there, it was braw

At the weddin’ o’ Lachie McGraw

The first yin to sing was your Mrs. O'Russell

But she couldnae sing, and she started to whistle

Then somebody gie’d her a kick in the bustle

The nicht o' the weddin' o' Lachie McGraw

The next yin to sing was young Hughie O'Hara

He started to gie us a verse of "Ta-ra-ra"

They wheeled his remains away oot in the barra’

The nicht o' the weddin' o' Lachie McGraw

You should’ve been there, it was braw!

Oh, the next yin to whistle was Mrs. O’Lynn

But she couldnae whistle, she started to sing

And she left in a huff when we wouldn't join in

The nicht o' the weddin' o' Lachie McGraw

Next on the floor was old Mrs. O'Malley

And she had intended to tell us a story

She choked on a pie and she swallowed her wallies

The nicht o' the weddin' o' Lachie McGraw

You should’ve been there, it was braw!

Oh, the next yin to sing was young Alistair Christie

The sound of his voice made the women all frisky

He had a good time when he slipped them a whisky

The nicht o' the weddin' o' Lachie McGraw

Next yin to sing was a woman called Kelly

But she couldnae sing so she danced on the telly

But she missed her footin’ and fell on her belly

The nicht o' the weddin' o' Lachie McGraw

You should’ve been there, it was braw!

Oh, the next yin to sing was young Donal McGinty

But he couldnae sing and he kicked up a shinty

He lifted a poker and killed about twenty

The nicht o' the weddin' o' Lachie McGraw

There were miners and joiners and journeymen bakers

A Hielander, jewelers, and candlestick makers

The sicht o’ their faces would gie you the shakers

The nicht o' the weddin' o' Lachie McGraw

You should’ve been there, it was braw!

• Artist:The Corries