This is a song I grew up with; it used to be sung as a party-piece by P/Sgt
Willie Ferguson (the ORIGINAL 'Fergie') of the London Scottish (my Dad's TA
outfit) in the Sergeants' Mess.

I only found out all the words today when I found them reprinted in the August
1981 issue of "The Scots' Magazine".

The song itself is no longer relevent, since almost all the stations mentioned
have now been closed!
                                                                              IP

                         WILLIE LEE, THE RAILWAY PORTER
                         ------------------------------

I'm a decent railway porter And my name is Willie Lee
You can search in all the stations from Dumbarton to Dundee
And I'm sure you'll ne'er set eyes upon a nicer chap than me,
An' my duty is to tell ye whaur tae change furrrrrrr.

     Change for Achterclachter, cuddle ma dachter
     Crieff an' Cullercoats, Fife or John o' Groats,
     Beecham's Pills and Quaker's Oats;
     Change fer Ecclefechan, Aberdeen,
     An a' the stations inbetween,
     Unless ye want tae gang tae Tobermory.
     
     
At Ecclefechan Junction, if ye should ever be,
Just pop oot yer heid an' you're sure to notice me
'Cause I'm the most important person ye're likely for tae see
An' my duty is to tell ye whaur tae change furrrrrrr.

     Change for Achterclachter, cuddle ma dachter
     Crieff an' Cullercoats, Fife or John o' Groats,
     Beecham's Pills and Quaker's Oats;
     Change for Clachnacuddin, the Sands o' Buddon
     And there ye'll find a mealy pudd'n
     Tae eat afore ye ganf tae Tobermory.
     
     
One day the Royal train came in an' I was full o' pride
I popped my heid inside the door and there I espied
The Duke of York, the King and Queen, the two Princesses in-between
An' I yelled with all my might, "Ye've got tae change furrrrrrr...."

     Change for Achterclachter, cuddle ma dachter
     Crieff an' Cullercoats, Fife or John o' Groats,
     Beecham's Pills and Quaker's Oats;
     Change fer Ecclefechan, Aberdeen,
     An a' the stations inbetween,
     Unless ye want tae gang tae Tobermory.