Portree Kid Lyrics - Singles - The Corries

A man came ridin' oot the west one wild and stormy day 

He was quiet, lean, and hungry - his eyes were smokey grey 

He was lean across the hurdies, but his shooders they were big 

The terror o' the heilan glens - that was the Portree Kid 

Hee-durum-ho 

Hee-durum-hey 

The chookter, that come, fae Skye 

His sidekick was an aura man, n oh but he was mean 

He was called The Midnight Ploughboy, n he come fae Aberdeen 

He had twentyseven notches on his chronic so they say 

And he killed a million indians - way up in Stornayway 

Portree booted in the door, he sauntered tae the bar 

He poured a shot ay Crabby's, he shouted 'Slangevar' 

While Midnight was bein chatted up, my bar room girl called Pam 

Who said well howdy stranger, would ye buy us a Babycham 

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Now over in the corner sat three men fae Auchtertool 

They were playing games for money, in a Snakes and Ladders school 

The fourth man was a Southerner, who'd come up from MacMerry 

He'd been a river Gambler, on the Balahoulish ferry 

Hee-durum-ho 

Hee-durum-hey 

The chookter, that come, fae Skye 

Portree walked tae the table, and he shouted shake me in 

He shougled on the egg cup, he gave the dice a spin 

He threw some sixes in a row, and the game was nearly done 

But then he landed on a snake, and finished on square one 

The game was nearly over, and Portree was dain fine 

He'd landed on a ladder, he was up tae fortynine 

he only had but one tae go, and the other man was beat 

But the gambler couped the boared oer, and shouted you're a cheat 

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Men dived behind the rubber plants, tae try and save their skin 

Tha accordianist stopped playin, his sidekick dropped the spoons 

He said I think it's funny, ye've been up that ladder twice 

n ye aywees turned the table, when i go tae throw me dice 

Hee-durum-ho 

Hee-durum-hey 

The chookter, that come, fae Skye 

The gambler drew his sgian dubh, as fast as lightening speed 

The Portree grabbed a screwtop, and cracked him oer the heed 

Then he gave him laldy wi a salmon aff the wall 

And he finished off the business, wi his lucky grouse foot's claw 

Portree walked up tae the bar, and says i'll hae a half 

And dae ye like the way i stuck it, tae that wee McMerrinyaf 

But the Southerner crept up behind him, his featured racked wi pain 

And he gubbed him wi an ashtray, made oot a curlin stain 

The fight went ragin on all night, till openin time next day 

Break for soup n stovies, off a coronation tray 

It was gettin kinda obvious that neither man would win 

when came the shout that stopped it aw, 'there's a bus trip comin' in' 

Hee-durum-ho 

Hee-durum-hey 

The chookter, that come, fae Skye 

They sing this song in Gallashields, n up by Peterheed 

Way down oer the border, across the Rio Tweed 

About what became of Portree, Midnight and the Gamblin man 

The opened up a gift shop, sellin' fresh air in a can 

Hee-durum-ho 

Hee-durum-hey 

The chookter, that come, fae Skye