Traditional Scottish song sung at Hogmanay (New Year's Eve).
Intro C G C
Chorus
C
Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
G
Campbeltown Loch och-aye
C
Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
G C
I would drink you dry
Verse 1
C
Now Campbeltown Loch is a beautiful place
F C
But the price of the whiskey is grim.
F
How nice it would be if the whiskey was free
C G C
And the Loch was filled up to the brim
Chorus
C
Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
G
Campbeltown Loch och-aye
C
Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
G C
I would drink you dry
Verse 2
C
I'd buy a yacht with the money I've got
F C
And I'd anchor it out in the bay
F
If I wanted a sip I'd go in for a dip
C G C
I'd be swimmin' by night and by day
Chorus
C
Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
G
Campbeltown Loch och-aye
C
Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
G C
I would drink you dry
Verse 2
C
We'd have a gathering of the clans
F C
They'd come from near and far
F
I can see them grin as they're wading in
C G C
And shouting "Slainte mhor!"
Chorus
C
Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
G
Campbeltown Loch och-aye
C
Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
G C
I would drink you dry
Verse 3
C
But what if the boat should overturn
F C
And drowned in the Loch was I
F
You'd hear me shout you'd hear me call out
C G C
"What a wonderful way to die !"
Chorus
C
Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
G
Campbeltown Loch och-aye
C
Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
G C
I would drink you dry
Verse 4
C
But what's this I see ochone for me
F C
It's a vision to make your blood freeze
F
It's the police afloat in a dirty big boat
C G C
And they're shouting "time gentlemen please!"
Chorus
C
Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
G
Campbeltown Loch och-aye
C
Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whiskey
G C
I would drink you dry
