TAM THE TOFF
TAM THE TOFF
by
Matt McGinn
Tam the toff took it off
A toffee, he took off
Twas Tam the toff, he took
The treacle toffee off o me
I’ve never liked the toffs at all
Since I was awfae wee
Twas Tam the toff that put me off
Wi what he did wi me
Oh, Tam the toff took it off
The toffee, he took off
Twas Tam the toff, he took
The treacle toffee off o me
A Tally in his ice-cream van
Came running doon our street
I gret until my mammy gave me
Thruppence for a treat
But Tam the toff took it off
The toffee, he took off
Twas Tam the toff, he took
The treacle toffee off o me
I went and told my faither
What Tam the toff had done
But I think he would have shot me
If he’d only had a gun
Oh, Tam the toff took it off
The toffee, he took off
Twas Tam the toff, he took
The treacle toffee off o me
The polis, when I told him
Began to roar and yell
‘It’s no the thing a toff wid dae’
And he stuck me in a cell
Oh, Tam the toff took it off
The toffee, he took off
Twas Tam the toff, he took
The treacle toffee off o me
Oh, Tam the toff took it off
The toffee, he took off
Twas Tam the toff, he took
The treacle toffee off o me