Liam Clancy - The Weavers Lyrics

[Verse 1]We're all met together here to sit and to crackWi' our glasses in our hands and our work upon our backThere's nae a trade among 'em that can mend or can makIf it wasn't for the work of the weavers[Chorus]If it was not for the weavers, what would you doYou wouldn'a hae the clothes that's made of woolYou wouldn'a hae a coat of the black or the blueIf it was not for the work of the weavers[Verse 2]There's folk that's independent of other tradesman workThe women need no barbеrs and dykers need no clerkBut none o thеm can do with out a coat or a shirtNo, they canna want the work o the weavers[Chorus]If it was not for the weavers, what would you doYou wouldn'a hae the clothes that's made of woolYou wouldn'a hae a coat of the black or the blueIf it was not for the work of the weavers[Verse 3]There's soldiers and there's sailors and glaziers and allThere's doctors and there's ministers and them that live by lawAnd our friends in Sooth America, though them we never sawBut we can they wear the work of the weavers[Chorus]If it was not for the weavers, what would you doYou wouldn'a hae the clothes that's made of woolYou wouldn'a hae a coat of the black or the blueIf it was not for the work of the weavers[Verse 4]Though weavin' is a trade that never can failAs long as we need clothes for to keep another haleSo let us all be merry o'er a bicker of good aleAnd we'll drink to the health of the weavers[Chorus]If it was not for the weavers, what would you do?You wouldn'a hae the clothes that's made of woolYou wouldn'a hae a coat of the black or the blueIf it was not for the work of the weavers