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Artist: The Real Mckenzies
Canonical path: /the-real-mckenzies/thistle-boy
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Thistle Boy
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Thistle Boy
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Thistle Boy, commin' up down the Highlands way
Got a purple hairdoo got a bottle of whisky yeah
Jumpin' up & down then rollin' all around Aee
He said Ach Aye I said I know you're a Thistle Boy
You're a Thistle Boy too
Oh yeah he's a Thistle Boy
Oh yeah he's a Thistle Boy
Oh yeah he's a Thistle Boy
Yeah I said I know
He's a Thistle Boy
He's a Thistle Boy
Yeah yeah yeah Wooo
Headed downtown and going against the grain
He's the chufter's got a lot to say
Meaning no harm with a lassie under arm aye
He say Ach Aye I say I know, you're a Thistle Boy
I'm a Thistle Boy too
Now who's always screaming down the hall
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