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come a - langr en - joy yer - sel, At

2.

3.

So

if ye wint ercitement,

So

if

ye

etc.

8.

So

6.

after I wis dennered,

So,

etc.

I strippit tae the sark,

jined in,a'the races,
Jist for a wee bit lark.
But the obstacles fair beat me
And my face wis fair aglow,
My breeks cam off gaun thru' a bag,
At the Alford Cattle Show.
And

7.

So

if

ye wint ercitement, etc.

I didna' let that incident

Upset my happy day'
So, after some refreshment,

I wis feelin' kind o'gay.

And f in the band struck uP a waltz,
I thocht I'd hae a go,
So oxtered up Auld FeuchY's Deem,
At the Alford Cattle Show.

Chorus:

if ye vint excitement, etc.

ifye wint excitement,

Chorus:

Chorus:

wint excitement, etc.

niver saw sae bonnY beasts,

As fit I saw that day,
There wis Prize bulls uP fae ClunY
Braw stots fae Corsindae.
There's sic a lot tae see here,
That,I'm sure I dinna know
Fit wye ye niver come tae see
Thc Alford Cattle Show.
So

Weel,I got a rude awak'nin',

Auld Bess took second prize.
And just tae show she wisna'pleased'
Lay doon and widna'rise
I thocht I'd better dae my bit
Tae show I wisna'slow'

for the sports events

At the Alford Cattle Show.

Ye

Chorusz

"Al - ford Cat - tle

So, entered

Well, fin we landed at the park,

I hid a look a'roon '
I met in wi' the foreman,
Irrae a place they ca'ed A,sloon.
Ee saysr"ye'll niver staun a chance",
I said,"oh that's nae so !
Wo hope tae win the f irst Prize
At the Alford Cattle Showi'

Chorus:

4.

5.

set'oot on the stroke o'nine,

Auld Bess was like a Queen,
Her tail a'tied in bonriy plaits,
IIer skin vis fair a'sheen.
But I heard ae'lad remarkin',
"She hasna'lang tae go"
As Bess and I proceeded
Tae the Alford Cattle Show.
We

Chorus:

the

So

if ye wint excitement, etc.

And, as the nicht wis wearin' on,

I said, "Noo Mary Jane !
I'd like tae hae the last waltz
And then I'll see Ye hame'.'
Weel, that wis my undoin',
But I'd like Ye a' tae know
We got mairried nae lang efter,
That Alford Cattle Show.

Chorus:

So

if ye wint excitement, et.

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