Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Dick Gaughan
Canonical path: /dick-gaughan/my-donald
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My Donald
Read My Donald lyrics by Dick Gaughan on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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My Donald
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My Donald he works on the sea
On the waves that blow wild and free
He splices the ropes and sets the sails
While southward he rolls tae the home o the whale
He ne'er thinks o me far behind
Or the torments that rage in my mind
He's mine for only half part o the year
Then I'm left all alane wi nowt but a tear
Ye ladies wha smell o wild rose
Think ye for your perfume tae whaur a man goes
Think ye o the wives and the bairnies wha yearn
For a man ne'er returnin frae huntin the sperm
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Dick Gaughan performs "My Donald", and this lyric page sits inside the Dick Gaughan catalog on LyroVerse.
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