D                      G          D               A
Come and join us, come and join us, we are the chosen few,
    D                      G            D          A  D
come and join us, come and join us at a Scottish barbecue.
 

[Verse]
    D                                                               G
Now, when the charcoal's burnin' fiercely and the smoke gets in your eyes,
                         A                            A7               D
the steaks all taste like fried toothpaste, and your mouth is full of flies,
               D                                         G
You know you've been accepted, you've joined the chosen few,
      A                              A7        D
when you have been invited to a green-belt barbecue.
 
[CHORUS]

   D                        G         D               A
Come and join us, come and join us, we are the chosen few,
   D                        G         D            A  D
come and join us, come and join us at a Scottish barbecue.


[Verse]
      D                                                 G
Now, when the summer sun is burnin' in Scotland's happy land,
                            A            A7              D
round countless fires in strange attires on many solemn bands
              D                                     G
of unhappy Scotsmen watching their lunch go up in flames,
      A                                                A7         D
by the smoke and the smell, you can plainly tell it's barbie time again.
 
[CHORUS]

    D                        G        D               A
Come and join us, come and join us, we are the chosen few,
   D                         G        D           A   D
come and join us, come and join us at a Scottish barbecue.
 

[Verse]
       D                                                           G
Now, the English love their roast beef, the French eat snails and frogs,
                   A                                    A7             D
the Greeks go crackers over their moussaka’s, and the Chinese love hot dogs.
              D                                      G
A Welshman loves to have a leek, the Irish eat their stew,
     A                                              A7          D
but you just can't beat that half-cooked meat at a Scottish barbecue.
 
[CHORUS]

   D                         G         D               A
Come and join us, come and join us, we are the chosen few,
    D                        G           D        A   D
come and join us, come and join us at a Scottish barbecue.
 

[Verse]
       D                                                          G
 Now, there's flies stuck in the butter, the bread has gone brick-hard,
                   A                                    A7            D
the kids are fightin', and the midges are bitin'. Who forgot the Aeroguard?
               D                                          G
 There's cinders in your whiskey, and the beer is running out,
       A                                       A7         D
 and what you saw in Mum's coleslaw you just don't think about.
 
 [CHORUS]

     D                       G         D              A
Come and join us, come and join us, we are the chosen few,
      D                      G         D          A   D
come and join us, come and join us at a Scottish barbecue.
 

[Verse]
       D                                                 G
 And then when the barbie's over, your homeward way you wend.
                  A                                A7           D
 with a queasy tummy on the family dunny many lonely hours you spend.
                  D                               G
 You might find yourself reflecting as many others do:
       A                                            A7              D
 "Come rain or shine, that's the bloody last time I'm goin' to a barbecue."

[CHORUS]

      D                      G          D             A
Come and join us, come and join us, we are the chosen few,
      D                      G              D     A  D
come and join us, come and join us at a Scottish barbecue.
 
(orig. = capo 3rd)    (The Corries)