Chorus-O gude ale comes and gude ale goes;
Gude ale gars me sell my hose,
Sellmy hose, and pawn my shoon-
Gude ale keeps my heart aboon!

I had saxowsenin a pleugh,
And they drew a’ weeleneugh:
I sell’dthem a’just anebyane-
Gude ale keeps the heart aboon!
O gude ale comes, &c.

Gude ale hauds me bare and busy,
Gars me moopwi’the servant hizzie,
Stand i’the stool when I haedone-
Gude ale keeps the heart aboon!
O gudeale comes, &c.