[Chorus]
Toora loora loora loo
I'll tell you something awfully true
Yae wouldnae Hae yer telly the new
If it wasn’t for the union

[Verse 1]
Now I had a boss in Aberdeen
The nicest fella that ever was seen
He must have thought me helluva green
Before I joined the union

[Chorus]
Toora loora loora loo
I'll tell you something awfully true
Yae wouldnae Hae yer telly the new
If it wasn't for the union

[Verse 2]
And I had a boss called Allardyce
He was really helluva nice
Except for the way he loaded the dice
Before I joined the union

[Chorus]
Toora loora loora loo
I’ll tell you something awfully true
Yae wouldnae Hae yer telly the new
If it wasn't for the union
[Verse 3]
I had a boss his name was black
He told all the workers to call him Jack
But he was bloody good at gii'ng the sack
Before I joined the union

[Chorus]
Toora loora loora loo
I'll tell you something awfully true
Yae wouldnae Hae yer telly the new
If it wasn't for the union

[Verse 4]
Well a pal of mine has bought a car
A second-handed Jaguar
He wouldn't hae travelled half as far
If it wasn't for his union

[Chorus]
Toora loora loora loo
I'll tell you something awfully true
Yae wouldnae Hae yer telly the new
If it wasn’t for the union

[Verse 5]
The bosses they were doing fine
Wee ones were working down the mine
They’d have them on the assembly lines
If it wasn't for the union
[Chorus]
Toora loora loora loo
I’ll tell you something awfully true
Yae wouldnae Hae yer telly the new
If it wasn't for the union

[Verse 6]
So men and women all agree
It's time to rise up off your knee
And raise the banner of unity
Forward with the union

[Chorus]
Toora loora loora loo
I'll tell you something awfully true
Yae wouldnae Hae yer telly the new
If it wasn’t for your union