[Verse 1]
One new year’s eve in Glasgow town
When all we had was half a crown
A bunch of us thought we’d prowl around
And find some fun in Rothesay-O

[Verse 2]
We wandered down Victoria Street
We didn’t care much for snow or sleet
Half past two with aching feet
We found ourselves in Rothesay-O

[Chorus]
A dithum a doo a dum a dee
A dithum a doo a dad a no
A dithum a doo a dum a dee
The night we went to Rothsay-O

[Verse 3]
Seán McKenna is a dirty lout
He said he’d treat us all to a pint of stout
So as quick as we could we all went out
To a public house in Rothesay-O

[Verse 4]
Said I "Me lads I’d like to sing"
And said I "You’ll ne’r do such a thing"
Well I said "Clear the room and we’ll make a ring and I’ll fight ye all in Rothesay-O"
[Chorus]
A dithum a doo a dum a dee
A dithum a doo a dad a no
A dithum a doo a dum a dee
Thе night we went to Rothsay-O

[Verse 5]
And we had to find a placе to sleep
We were all too drunk to even creep
But we found a place that was very cheap
In a boarding house in Rothesay-O

[Verse 6]
Well we all lay down to take our ease
When one of us happened for to sneeze (Atchoo)
And he wakened half a million fleas in a single room in Rothesay-O

[Chorus]
A dithum a doo a dum a dee
A dithum a doo a dad a no
A dithum a doo a dum a dee
The night we went to Rothsay-O

[Verse 7]
Oh there were several different types of pest
A few of them jumped inside me vest
They grabbed on me hairs and they made their nests
And they cried “Hurrah for Rothesay-O!”
[Verse 8]
Said I "I think I’ll head for home"
And we swore we never more would roam
And we’re scratching still as we sing this poem on the night we went to Rothesay-O

[Chorus x2]
A dithum a doo a dum a dee
A dithum a doo a dad a no
A dithum a doo a dum a dee
The night we went to Rothsay-O

A dithum a doo a dum a dee
A dithum a doo a dad a no
A dithum a doo a dum a dee
The night we went to Rothsay-O