For there's nae luck about the house,
There's nae luck at a';
There's little pleasure in the house
When our gudeman's awa'.


The Mariner's Wife (1769).


For there's nae luck about the house, There's nae luck at a'; There's little pleasure in the house When our gudeman's awa'.

For there's nae luck about the house, There's nae luck at a'; There's little pleasure in the house When our gudeman's awa'.

For there's nae luck about the house, There's nae luck at a'; There's little pleasure in the house When our gudeman's awa'.

For there's nae luck about the house, There's nae luck at a'; There's little pleasure in the house When our gudeman's awa'.