Story Behind The Song

A young woman waits at the end of a pier in a scotish fishing village, watching the impending storm and wondering whether to husband to be will return safely home from the Herring fishing drive

Song Description

Will her lover return or be swallowed up by the coming strom?

Lyrics

Verse 1. The sky is daurk, this gowstie nicht
and the wind is howlin' raw
'tis the dog afore his maister
mith tak my chiel awa'
ma Johhnie, he's a bonny lad
canny douce an' leal
he's jined a crew o' whalewight men
a bowd and douchty chiel
Chorus Sae ah will spek guid wirds fer him
and mak the tarnty sain
and send them up tae hevin impire
fer tae bring ma Johnnie hame
Verse 2 Ma Johnnie he's a childer
awa' tae the herrin' drave
fishin' fer the cowpers
and goshens frae the traith
The captian he's a daicent maun
and the bounty's dale is gain
and I will buckle tae my Johnnie
when the drave boat brings him hame
Chorus (as above)

Bridge - Oh but my hairt aches
waitng fer Johnnie
and how long must i wait
pining fer Johnnie, my Johnnie
Repeat first verse and fade.