Key: G
Introduction:
C
Hey Mac did ye see him as he cam in by Gorgie,
F C D7 G
Awa ower the Lammerlaw and north o? the Tay?
C
Yon man is comin? and the hale toon is turnin? oot,
F C G C
We?re aa? sair he?ll win back tae Glasga the day.
verse 2
C
The jiners and hauders-on are marchin? fae Clydebank,
F C D7 G
Come noo an? hear him, he?ll be ower thrang tae bide.
C
Turn oot Jock and Jimmie, leave yer cranes an? yer muckle gantries
F C G C
Great John MacLean?s comin? back tae the Clyde.
verse 3
C
Argyle Street and London Road?s the route that we?re mairchin?
F C D7 G
The lads frae the Broomielaw are oot tae a man.
C
Hey, Neil, whaur?s yer hoderums, ye big Hielan teuchter?.
F C G C
Get yer pipes, mate, and march at the heid o?the clan!
verse 4
C
Hallo Pat Malone, sure I knew ye?d be here, son
F C D7 G
The red and the green, my lads, we?ll wear side by side,
C
The Gorbals is his the day and Glasgae belangs tae him,
F C G C
Noo great John MacLean?s comin? hame tae the Clyde.
Verse 5
C
It?s forward tae Glasga Green we?ll mairch in guid order,
F C D7 G
Will grips his banner weel, that boy isna blate,
C
Aye there man, that?s Johnny noo, that?s him, aye, the bonnie fechter
F C G C
Lenin?s his fere, Mac, and Leibnecht?s his mate.
Verse 6
C
Tak tent when he?s speakin? for they?ll mind whit wis said here
F C D7 G
In Glasgae our city and the hale world besides.
C
Tha?s richt, lads, the scarlet?s bonnie, here?s tae ye Hielan? Shonie!
F C G C
Oor John MacLean has come hame to the Clyde.
Verse 7
C
An weel when it?s ower, I?ll awa hame tae Springburn,
F C D7 G
Come hame tae yer tea noo, John, we?ll soon hae ye fed!
C
It?s hard wark the speakin?, an I?m sair ye?ll be tired the nicht,
F C G C
I?ll sleep on the flair, Mac, and gie John the bed.
Verse 8
C
The hale city?s quiet noo, It kens that he?s restin?
F C D7 G
Hame wi? his Glasga freens, the fame and their pride.
C
The red will be worn, my lads, and Scotland will rise again,
F C G C
Noo great John MacLean has come hame tae the Clyde.