Donald, Where’s Yer Troosers??

An amusing little ditty written by Andy Stewart (Silly Wizard) with music by Neil Grant, first released in 1960.  Tim brings it with all the force I believe originally intended and is quite popular.

 

  Dm
I just got in from the Isle of Skye
      C                                            C7

I’m not very big and I’m awfully shy
       Dm

The ladies shout as I go by–
C          C7                Dm

Donald where’s your trousers.

Chorus:
Let the winds blow high,
Let the winds blow low,
down the street in my kilt I go —
And all the ladies say hello–
Donald where’s your trousers

A lady took me to a ball
And it was slippery in the hall
I was afraid that I would fall
’cause I didn’t have on my trousers

I once went down tae London town
And I had some fun on the Underground –
a lady bent down tae pick up half a crown and said
“Donald, where are your trousers?”

The lassies want me everyone
Just let them catch me if they can —
You can’t put the brakes on a highland man
Who doesn’t like wearing trousers.

To wear the kilt is my delight,
And it’s not wrong, I know it’s right.
How the folks back home would get a fright
If they saw me wearin’ troosers

Well I caught a cold and me nose was raw
I had no handkerchief at all
So I hiked up my kilt and I gave it a blow,
Now you can’t do that with trousers.

 

 

 

3 thoughts on “Donald, Where’s Yer Troosers??

  1. A Gilland

    Pretty sure it wasn’t written by Andy M Stewart of Silly Wizard, but by Andy Stewart of “White Heather Show” fame

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    1. Joseph Morneault

      Would LOVE for some evidence… I am quoting other sources for the origins of the song, but I will happily correct what I had written if we can prove it. Let me know if you can dig up one way or another? Thanks!

      Reply

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