Biography:
Back of the Moon was a Scottish musical group featuring Findlay Napier which played both new and Scottish traditional tunes and songs. In 2005 the band was awarded 'Best Folk Band' at the Scots Trad Music Awards, having received "Best Up and Coming Act" at the awards in 2003 and "Best Celtic Group" at Festival Interceltique de Lorient 2003. Having completed their final US tour, the band played their last ever gig in the Kennedy Centre in Washington, D.C. on November 21, 2007.
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Back Of The Moon - The Brewer Lad
CAPO: 4th Fret
[Intro]
F C F C G C F C G
[Verse 1]
C
In Perth there lived a bonnie lad
F C
A brewer tae his trade O
An' he is courted Peggie Roy
F G
A young and handsome maid O
[Chorus]
C
Wi' a fall dall diddle um a die dum doo
F G
Wi' a fall dall diddle um a die doh
[Verse 2]
C
Well, he's courted her for seven lang years
F C
A' for tae gain her favour
But there cam a lad oot a' Edinburgh toon
F G
Wha swore that he would have her
[Verse 3]
C
It's will ye gang alang wi' me
F C
An' will ye be ma honey?
It's will ye gang alang wi' me
F G
An' leave your brewer laddie?
[Verse 4]
C
Oh, I will gang alang wi' you
F C
Alang wi' you I'll ride O
I'll gang wi' you to the ends o' the earth
F G
Though I'm spoke to the brewer lad O
[Chorus]
C
Wi' a fall dall diddle um a die dum doo
F G
Wi' a fall dall diddle um a die doh
[Verse 5]
C
Oh, the brewer, he cam hame at een
F C
A-speirin' for his honey
Her faither, he made this reply
F G
"She's no' been here since Monday"
[Verse 6]
C
Oh, wasna that an uncoo' ploy
F C
Wouldna onyone be offended
Tae court wi' a lad for seven lang years
F G
And leave him at the end o't
[Chorus]
C
Wi' a fall dall diddle um a die dum doo
F G
Wi' a fall dall diddle um a die doh
[Verse 7]
C
Oh, be it so, and let her go
F C
For it shall never grieve me
I'm a lad that's free, as you can see
F G
And a sma' thing will relieve me
[Verse 8]
C
There's as guid fish intae the sea
F C
As ever yet was taken
I'll cast ma net an' try again
F G
Although I am forsaken
[Chorus]
C
Wi' a fall dall diddle um a die dum doo
F G
Wi' a fall dall diddle um a die doh
[Verse 9]
C
She's rambled up, she's rambled doon
F C
She's rambled through Kirkaldy
Mony's the time she rued the day
F G
She jilt' her brewer laddie
[Verse 10]
C
He's taen his course an' awa' he's gaen
F C
The country he has fled O
He's left nae sark upon her back
F G
Nor blanket on her bed O
[Chorus]
C
Wi' a fall dall diddle um a die dum doo
F G
Wi' a fall dall diddle um a die doh
[Verse 11]
C
The brewer, he set up in Perth
F C
And there he brews strang ale O
He's courted wi' anither lass
F G
And taen her tae himsel' O
[Verse 12]
C
Ye lovers a', where'er ye be
F C
Just let this be a warnin'
An' never slight your ane true love
F G
For fear you get a waur ane
[Chorus]
C
Wi' a fall dall diddle um a die dum doo
F G
Wi' a fall dall diddle um a die doh
CAPO: 4th Fret
[Intro]
F C F C G C F C G
[Verse 1]
C
In Perth there lived a bonnie lad
F C
A brewer tae his trade O
An' he is courted Peggie Roy
F G
A young and handsome maid O
[Chorus]
C
Wi' a fall dall diddle um a die dum doo
F G
Wi' a fall dall diddle um a die doh
[Verse 2]
C
Well, he's courted her for seven lang years
F C
A' for tae gain her favour
But there cam a lad oot a' Edinburgh toon
F G
Wha swore that he would have her
[Verse 3]
C
It's will ye gang alang wi' me
F C
An' will ye be ma honey?
It's will ye gang alang wi' me
F G
An' leave your brewer laddie?
[Verse 4]
C
Oh, I will gang alang wi' you
F C
Alang wi' you I'll ride O
I'll gang wi' you to the ends o' the earth
F G
Though I'm spoke to the brewer lad O
[Chorus]
C
Wi' a fall dall diddle um a die dum doo
F G
Wi' a fall dall diddle um a die doh
[Verse 5]
C
Oh, the brewer, he cam hame at een
F C
A-speirin' for his honey
Her faither, he made this reply
F G
"She's no' been here since Monday"
[Verse 6]
C
Oh, wasna that an uncoo' ploy
F C
Wouldna onyone be offended
Tae court wi' a lad for seven lang years
F G
And leave him at the end o't
[Chorus]
C
Wi' a fall dall diddle um a die dum doo
F G
Wi' a fall dall diddle um a die doh
[Verse 7]
C
Oh, be it so, and let her go
F C
For it shall never grieve me
I'm a lad that's free, as you can see
F G
And a sma' thing will relieve me
[Verse 8]
C
There's as guid fish intae the sea
F C
As ever yet was taken
I'll cast ma net an' try again
F G
Although I am forsaken
[Chorus]
C
Wi' a fall dall diddle um a die dum doo
F G
Wi' a fall dall diddle um a die doh
[Verse 9]
C
She's rambled up, she's rambled doon
F C
She's rambled through Kirkaldy
Mony's the time she rued the day
F G
She jilt' her brewer laddie
[Verse 10]
C
He's taen his course an' awa' he's gaen
F C
The country he has fled O
He's left nae sark upon her back
F G
Nor blanket on her bed O
[Chorus]
C
Wi' a fall dall diddle um a die dum doo
F G
Wi' a fall dall diddle um a die doh
[Verse 11]
C
The brewer, he set up in Perth
F C
And there he brews strang ale O
He's courted wi' anither lass
F G
And taen her tae himsel' O
[Verse 12]
C
Ye lovers a', where'er ye be
F C
Just let this be a warnin'
An' never slight your ane true love
F G
For fear you get a waur ane
[Chorus]
C
Wi' a fall dall diddle um a die dum doo
F G
Wi' a fall dall diddle um a die doh
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