Sule Skerry Paroles

And a grumlie guest, I'm sure, 'twas he
Sayin' here am I thy bairn's father
Although I be not comely

I am a man upon the land
And I am a Silkie in the sea
But when I'm far and far frae land
My home it is in Sule Skerry

Then he's taen oot a purse o' gold
And he has thrown it upon her knee
Sayin' gi tae me my bonny wee son
And tak' thee up thy nooris fee

For it'll come to pass on a summer's day
When the sun shines bright on every stane
That I'll come and tak' my bonny wee son
And teach him how to swim the fame

And you shall marry a gunner good I am a man upon the land
And I am a Silkie in the sea
But when I'm far and far frae land
My home it is in Sule Skerry