[Verse] When I was young and short of tongue A silly wee fool was I The morning after I left the school I heard my mother sigh [Chorus] Get up get out you lazy lout Get into your working clothes Up to your knees in oil and grease With the grindstone to your nose [Verse] I bought a clock a bonny wee clock To help me tell the time It waken me every morning With a very poetic rhythm [Chorus] Get up get out you lazy lout Get into your working clothes Up to your knees in oil and grease With the grindstone to your nose [Verse] I married a lass a bonny wee lass And kept her many a-year Come what may she began every day By whispering in my ear [Chorus] Get up get out you lazy lout Get into your working clothes Up to your knees in oil and grease With the grindstone to your nose [Verse] Some can lie as long as they like They’re luckier man than me I never get to lie very long I’m only 5 foot 3 Get up get out you lazy lout Get into your working clothes Up to your knees in oil and grease With the grindstone to your nose [Outro] I’ll look for work tomorrow If you just let me sleep today