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    Ring Ding (A Scotsman's Story)

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Ring Ding (A Scotsman's Story) lyrics

[Verse 1]
I met a girl one Friday night in a bar in Glasgow town
She poured my up a whisky and she told me to sit down
We talked all through the night until the sun began to rise
And I knew my heart was hers when I looked into her eyes
 
[Hook]
Ring-ding-deedl-eedl-ay-di-do
Ring-ding-diddily-ay-oh
Well, I knew my heart was hers when I looked into her eyes
 
[Verse 2]
She had some airs and graces from a high-class part of town
And talked about the places that she'd want to travel 'round
And I was scared to ask if she would come along with me
'Cause I knew that I'd be punching1, she's a nine and I'm a three2
 
[Hook]
Ring-ding-deedl-eedl-ay-di-do
Ring-ding-diddily-ay-oh
Well, I knew that I'd be punching, she's a nine and I'm a three
 
[Verse 3]
I borrowed all the money that my dad was saving by
She told me that she wants to see the deserts in Dubai
And then we went to Barcelona, Paris, Venice, Rome
I was happy with my true love a million miles away from home
 
[Hook]
Ring-ding-deedl-eedl-ay-di-do
Ring-ding-diddily-ay-oh
I was happy with my true love a million miles away from home
 
[Verse 4]
My savings dwindled quickly, but I didn't tell a soul
A thousand other places where my girl wanted to go
So, I just played along till all my cash flow, it was gone
She said, "I've got some money. You go home, I'll carry on."
 
[Hook]
Ring-ding-deedl-eedl-ay-di-do
Ring-ding-diddily-ay-oh
She said, "I've got some money. You go home, I'll carry on."
 
[Verse 5]
So, now I'm back in Glasgow thinking of what could've been
Keep checking on her pictures, see the places I should've seen
So, I think there's a lesson that you'll need to learn from me
Don't act bigger than you are
Take a girl from a random bar
Around the world, stray too far
Without a credit card
 
[Hook]
Ring-ding-deedl-eedl-ay-dee-do
Ring-ding-diddily-ay-oh
Well, don't act bigger than you are without a credit card
 
Ring-ding-deedl-eedl-ay-dee-do
Ring-ding-diddily-ay-oh
Well, don't act bigger than you are without a credit card
 
  • 1. I can't seem to get the idiom to be recognized, but the idiom used here is: "punching over one's weight".
  • 2. This is in reference to a common bit of banter (typically among men) in which women's attractiveness is rated on a scale from one to ten. He's claiming that she's much more attractive than he is, i.e. she's "out of his league".

 

Translations of "Ring Ding (A ..."
German
Nathan Evans: Top 3
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Idioms from "Ring Ding (A ..."
1.punching over one's weight
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