When fortune turns her wheel lyrics

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When Fortune Turns Her Wheel (2)

When Fortune Turns Her Wheel (2)

Come fill a glass let's drink about
This night we'll merry be,
For harmony and freenship free
Likewise my comrades three,
To meet ye a'a ance mair ma freens
A sacred joy I feel,
Tho far awa I noo maun stay
Till fortune turns her wheel.

The changes of a conrade state
Ne'er make true freenship less,
For a true Caledonian's heart
Feels warmer for distress;
For I hae met some trusty freens
And tae me they're aye been leal,
Though far awa' I noo maun stray
Till Fortune turns her wheel.

'Tis not vain clothes nor gold he says
That's the estimate o' man,
For when we meet a freen in straights
We shake a freenly hand;
Wi' them I'll sit wi' them we drink
And tae them our mind reveal,
And freens we'll be whatever way
Blind fortune turns her wheel.

But, oh I loved a bonnie lass
And her I'll justly blame,
For when hard fortune on me frowned
She denied she kent my name;
But falsehood by remorse are paid
And tae her I'll never kneel,
I'll sweethearts fine, baith fair and kind,
When fortune turns her wheel.

It's mony the time my hearts been sair
And like tae brak in twa,
Mony's the time my feets been cauld
Comin' in frae the frost and snaw;
Wi' nae yin tae pity me
Nor yet to wish me weel,
But maybe I'll repay them back
When fortune turns her wheel.

Some of my pretended freens
If freens I may them caa,
Proved false and turned their backs on me
When mine was at the waa;
But in a glass I'll let it pass
I'm sure I wish them weel
If my hard fate on them await
May fortune turn her wheel.

Adieu, ye hills o Caledonia
Likewise sweet Avondale,
For freenship binds the strongest ties
Love tells the softest tale;
Adieu, my freens and comrades here
I ken ye wish me weel
And maybe yet, can pay my dept
When Fortune turns her wheel.

From Willie Scott's book Herd Laddie O The Glan
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oct00

WHEN FORTUNE TURNS THE WHEEL

Come fill the cup, let's drink about
This nicht, we'll merry be
For friendship and for harmony
Likewise my comrades three
To meet yence mair some other nicht
My secret joy reveal
For I now maun stray so far away
Til fortune turns the wheel

Nae love, nor gold, nor dress I'll take
My estimate of man
But when I meet a friend in need
To stretch a helping hand
To him I'll drink, for him I'll fetch
To him my mind reveal
And friends we'll be, whatever way
Blind fortune turns the wheel
And it's of a lovely lassie
Aye, it's her I'll justly blame
When dark misfortune frowned on me
She denied she knew my name
But friendship by remorse its passed
To her I'll never kneel
I'll sweethearts find, both true and kind
When fortune turns the wheel

O ye dowie hill o Caledon
Likewise sweet Coquetdale
Where friendship binds the firmest ties
And love tells the sweetest tale
Here's to my friends and to my foes
Ye'll ken I wish them well
That we all may meet some other nicht
When fortune turns the wheel

But it's some of my pretended friends
If friends ye may them call
They falsely turned their back on me
When mine was at the wall
Yet in a glass I'll drink their health
Ye'll ken I wish them well
That someday I may pay the debt
When fortune turns the wheel

sung by Lou Killen and Ray Fisher
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WHEN FORTUNE TURNS THE WHEEL

Come fill the cup, let's drink about
This nicht, we'll merry be
For friendship and for harmony
Likewise my comrades three
To meet yence mair some other nicht
My secret joy reveal
For I now maun stray so far away
Til fortune turns the wheel

Nae love, nor gold, nor dress I'll take
My estimate of man
But when I meet a friend in need
To stretch a helping hand
To him I'll drink, for him I'll fetch
To him my mind reveal
And friends we'll be, whatever way
Blind fortune turns the wheel
And it's of a lovely lassie
Aye, it's her I'll justly blame
When dark misfortune frowned on me
She denied she knew my name
But friendship by remorse its passed
To her I'll never kneel
I'll sweethearts find, both true and kind
When fortune turns the wheel

O ye dowie hill o Caledon
Likewise sweet Coquetdale
Where friendship binds the firmest ties
And love tells the sweetest tale
Here's to my friends and to my foes
Ye'll ken I wish them well
That we all may meet some other nicht
When fortune turns the wheel

But it's some of my pretended friends
If friends ye may them call
They falsely turned their back on me
When mine was at the wall
Yet in a glass I'll drink their health
Ye'll ken I wish them well
That someday I may pay the debt
When fortune turns the wheel

sung by Lou Killen and Ray Fisher