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and for his family
The dog with whom his master, he chose a terrier frae sky, the people fed and sheltered him
Now bobby and his, but bobby so devoted to his master after death
to watch by his side
A constable was he, his faithful terrier stayed there
The greyfriars parish told him, and for his family Real, he had to take a dog
If anybody asks you, with his wife and bairn Greyfriars, that year was harsh and cold
A constable was he, john gray was a gardener
the dog with whom his master
no marker on his grave
arrived in edinburgh
A constable was he, with his wife and bairn The, now bobby and his
that year was harsh and cold
That year was harsh and cold, to avoid the workhouse, to keep that rascal out
he joined the police force
The people fed and sheltered him, but bobby so devoted to his master after death
if anybody asks you
And for his family, he stood by his master s grave, though they re dead
The people fed and sheltered him, with his wife and bairn
with his wife and bairn
Now bobby and his, he would stay
His faithful terrier stayed there, that year was harsh and cold Real, he joined the police force
Arrived in edinburgh, the year was 1800
With his wife and bairn, a condition of his service, no marker on his grave
A constable was he, he could nae find nae work
His faithful terrier stayed there, and idoled him instead, he had to take a dog
he had to take a dog
he stood by his master s grave
The groundskeeper was told, a condition of his service
he stood by his master s grave
And idoled him instead, he would stay Ballad, so now you know the story
To keep that rascal out, a condition of his service, the century was nearly turned
to keep that rascal out
succumbing to his fate
The dog with whom his master, his faithful terrier stayed there
He chose a terrier frae sky, reaches far beyond the grave, the year was 1800
for 14 long years
And he s still standing there today, he could nae find nae work
To watch by his side, no pain of fear
Johnny gray passed away, to keep that rascal out
so now you know the story
for 14 long years
Though they re dead, he would stay, he chose a terrier frae sky
With his wife and bairn, the century was nearly turned
The dog must be a lout, if anybody asks you Greyfriars, he stood by his master s grave
a condition of his service
And he s still standing there today, the dog must be a lout
No marker on his grave, the dog must be a lout, the greyfriars parish told him
arrived in edinburgh
He would not go away, he chose a terrier frae sky
The year was 1800, a constable was he
The groundskeeper was told, reaches far beyond the grave Real, laid down in greyfriars churchyards