I hae' friends, they buy me whisky
Bonnie friends they call my name
But if I should get too drunk for walkin'
Where's the man that would carry me hame
Chorus 1
And if I be drunk in the Isla Waters
Through the Thistlewood I must hame
If I be drunk in the Isla Waters
My wee doggie would find me in the Isla Stream
Verse 2
All the day I bless that water
Aye she's bricht an' clear to see
But after hours o' ale hoose laughter
Dark an' still she waits for me
Verse 3
Like the fisher's line that's broken
Leaves the salmon tae the swell
Many's the nicht you've had me soakin'
Part tae break the lyer's hell
Verse 4
All my days I've lived tae court her
Bauden bonny fine stuff I've seen
But should I droun in yuir water
My wee doggie would find me in the Isla Stream