Lyrics

Ballad of the Tayport Braes

A girl was sitting on a bench
and caught me unawares.
Me, being young and foolish
with no knowledge of such affairs.

I sat down beside her
and took her in my view.
Her being young and able,
while to me love was new.

She led me to the bracken
and Oh! so bright the bloom.
She filled my soul as love can do,
and left me with this tune:
...Sarah's Rag!

(A Happy or Sad tune -
look before, and if you leap.)