A Wee Drap o' Whisky A wee drap o' whisky I tak' when I'm weary My blood for to warm and my spirits to cheer And when I sit doon I intend to be merry So fill up a bumper and bring it round here. I can scarce get a hauf oor when I am weary To tell you the truth I am wrocht very sore My ploo and my lassie are a' my whole pleasure We'll baith tak' a kiss an' hae a drap mair. Contented I sit and contented I labour Contented I drink and contented I sing I never dispute nor fa' oot wi' my neebors For that is a mean and contentious thing. Oh few, very few ever hear me compleenin' Though oftimes the load of oppression I bear Oh fat is the use o' a man aye compleenin' For aye fan he tastes, he maun hae a drap mair. Come noble waiter, bring in a large measure, I mean hauf a mutchkin, the best o' the toon An' when it is drunken, it's time to be joggin Wi' the lightest o' care we'll gang toddlin' hame. So good night to you all, I think it's nae treason, Altho' that the whisky speaks saft in my ear Good night and safe home, till further occasion We'll a' meet in friendship and hae a drap mair. Meaning of unusual words: Bumper=full to the brim Wrocht=troubled Fat=what Aye=always Fan=when Mutchkin=a measure of liquid equal to about a pint