Here's a tinkler seekin' rags Seekin' rags, an' seekin' rags He begs wi' plea that never flags Though Collie growls a warnin' What's the use of comin' here? We're sillerless wi' little gear All the time the billows roar Men wha fish must bide ashore So come ye back some ither day Ither day, some ither day Wur wearin' a' the rags we hae And weary o' the darnin' Here's a man wha winnae ploo Winnae ploo, wha winnae ploo Ne'er a thowt tae keep a coo He cinnoe thole the farmin' Cauld the wind wi' whist-le seeks The muckle holes in Willie's breeks All the time the billows roar Men wha fish must bide ashore So come ye back some ither day Ither day, some ither day Wur wearin' a' the rags we hae And weary o' the darnin' In an oot the needle flies Needle flies, the needle flies We've patches here o' sic a size 'Twill keep her goin' 'til morning Gang we all wi' tattered sarks While faither's creels lie oot o' work All the time the billows roar Men wha fish must bide ashore So come ye back some ither day Ither day, some ither day Wur wearin' a' the rags we hae And weary o' the darnin' Here's a tinkler seekin' rags Seekin' rags, an' seekin' rags He begs wi' plea that never flags Though Collie growls a warnin' What's the use of comin' here? We're sillerless wi' little gear All the time the billows roar Men wha fish must bide ashore So come ye back some ither day Ither day, some ither day Wur wearin' a' the rags we hae And weary o' the darnin'