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bluescotland woad

by eddie cairney

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1.
Uncle Jim 04:45
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Uncle Jim Verse 1 Dreams of immortal And staying young In the not ever Where life is called fun Verse 2 Scarred by the memory Of big brother Dave Tried to get his mother Out of the cave Verse 3 He loved little Michael And made him his son Then he fashioned his Peter Who made him a ton Chorus Pirates, big dogs and children who could fly Helped him escape the pain Mary made house while Barry played Uncle Jim Consummate writer, vows out on a limb Verse 4 There wasn’t no one That he never knew The list of his friends read Like who’s who But was he happy No one can know Maybe with pen in hand Controlling the show Chorus Verse 1 x2
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Down at the Central 03:13
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Down at the central they don't like the blues Verse 1 Ye can gae tae places full o Peggy Sues Ye can turn up in yer blue sued shoes Ye can listen tae music that naeb’dy else wid choose But down at the Central they don’t like the blues Verse 2 Ye can git intae kraftwork yase a’ types o glues Ye can park the ark, bring them in in their twos Ye can sing wi the volume o’ 100 Bill McCues But down at the Central they don’t like the blues Bridge They will stand aboot an’ scratch their mous They will walk aboot show af their tattoos They will mak ye an offer ye canna refuse But down at the Central they don’t like the blues Verse 4 Ye can come along in yer tartan trews Ye can sit there a’ night and knock back the booze Ye can read Agatha Christie an’ ken a’ the clues But down at the Central they don’t like the blues Refrain 1 Down at the central they don’t like the blues Down at the central they don’t like the blues Down at the central they don’t like the blues Down at the central they don’t like the blues Verse 5 Ye can dae the horses an’ nivur lose Ye can tell endless stories aboot yer world cruise Ye can bring yer ain fireworks an’ even light yer ain fuse But down at the Central they don’t like the blues Refrain 2 Down at the central they don’t like the blues Down at the central they don’t like the blues I don’t like the central but I do like the blues….
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The GG blues 02:15
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The GG Blues Verse 1 You are the greatest orator around today And it’s love or hate at the mention of George Galloway You owned the US senate wi’ words full o’ floors You see they’d never met a Lochee lad Wi’ a mooth the size o’ your’s But even though ye got the votes from Bradford city east If ye come back tae Dundee George ye’d better haud yer wheesht Chorus Fasten up the button yer tongue can be cuttin’ Keep it buttoned George Yer owr weel kent an’ yer no in Parliament So keep it buttoned George Refrain Dinnae slag af Dundee George Cause yer oot o yer depth an’ our yer heed An’ If ye think ye can talk yer wie oot o’ this ane son Well you’ll need to be very good indeed Verse 2 Your desire to be a pussy cat and your nicotine habit Can conspire tae mak ye look a wee bit wabbit You could sink an entire navy with your broadside full While never deviating from the original Mr Cool But even though you can ballet dance on the political rung If ye come back tae Dundee George ye’d better haud yer tongue Chorus Refrain Chorus
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Right man wrong place wrong time 03:12
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Right man wrong place wrong time Verse 1 Burns and Graham, they were the same They went to heaven at 37 He arrived here in March, April was mince Hanged in the month of May Yes he was hanged in the month of May Refrain Where God was preached by sword and rope And common sense had not a hope And the state was built on shifting sand James Graham pleaded guilty to a vision of naivety He should have stayed away and lived to 90 Chorus Right man, wrong place, wrong time Right man, wrong place, wrong time Right man, wrong place, wrong time Right man, wrong place, wrong time Solo Verse 2 This talented man took a stand But got stabbed in the back by his own king The great Montrose had a general’s nose But the rats were all out to get him They came up from the sewers to get him Refrain Chorus
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The Bucky Blues 03:16
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The bucky blues Chorus Mak mine a bucky A think am feelin’ lucky Heeds up fur the fightin’ juice If yer feelin’ rottin’ Ye’ll feel nothin’ when yer stottin’ The fightin’ juice is on the loose Verse 1 Down in deepest Devon where it’s pretty close to heaven In a corner so divine There stands a Holy Abbey and it doesn’t look too shabby Where they make my favourite wine Refrain 1 I’m goin’ on a pilgrimage to ma favourite shrine Gonna hire a bus and take ma mates to where the sun e’r shine Chorus Verse 2 When it a’ kicks aff an’ it’s afen enough And ye think ye own the place Ye’ll no remember nothin’ an’ ye’ll no be worth a button Cause ye’ll be well gone off yer face Refrain 2 We’ll lie there on the grassy lawn wi a barrel o’ fightin’ juice And if the polis behave themsels we might declare a truce. Chorus Solo
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Berry toon 03:32
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Berry Toon Chorus We’re aff tae the berries We’re aff tae the berries We’re aff tae the berries On the bonnie hills o’ Blair We’re gaen’ tae the berries We’re gaen’ tae the berries We’re gaen’ tae the berries Hope the weather’s fair Get a bit o’ money Get a bit o’ money Get a bit o’ money At the berry fields o’ Blair Verse 1 We’re a’ gae’n up tae Blair For the Glesca fare Hopin’ that the rain bides aff No askin’ ony mair I’ll fill ma luggie tae the tap An’ git ma thrupn’y bit Then I’ll awa an’ hae mee piece Be gled tae hae a sit Chorus Verse 2 We a’ live the githur In the place called Berry Toon We get fed and bide a’ week Fur less than half a croon It’s just like a holiday We dinna hae tae mooch We work hard oot in the fields Git money in oor pouch Chorus Verse 3 The luggie’s contents wasps an a’ Tipped in tae the mash The scratchin’s what a’ dinna like If a get the berry rash Pickin’ clean’s what fermer wants And he is always right The Raspberry Special chuggs of south And races through the night Chorus
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Flower of Scotland 04:16
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Bob Douglas o' Scone 04:19
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Bob Douglas o’ Scone Verse 1 From where there came kings There came a young man Took a ship to US shores With his brother Charles He set his sights on opening up many doors Refrain 1 In this brand new world Fruit was abundant Winter came and it was gone Fruit preserving was the answer to it But many times it did go wrong Verse 2 Young Bob got a patent for his pectin Sold it to the factories Then he set his sights on the home market Housewives filled their pantrys Bridge But his product never had a name Till Margaret called it Certo And the rest is history as we know Bob Douglas King of Jam from Scone Verse 3 As a young lad Bob was taught the jam trade His father schooled him in the fruits Later on Bob made himself a fortune Never did forget his roots Refrain 2 At his life’s end he did make a will To see his village right So he left to Scone 5 million dollars To cast a ray of civic light Solo Verse 1 Bridge Intro
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The ballad of J.D.S. 03:56
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The ballad of J.D.S. Chorus Sharp sticks and pots and pans Drove the English from our lands At Bannockburn he had tae flee So he didna bother puttin’ it on his CV Verse 1 He was the toughest of the tough and the hardest of the hard And here was a man that wizn'y made o' lard Right hand man tae ee's boss the Black Prince On the field of battle he’s turn ye intae mince Chorus Verse 2 Strongest o’ the strong and bravest o’ the brave Ye widna mess wi this big guy he’d puut ye in yer grave J.D.S. wiz hard as nails But this was high on his list of fails Chorus Verse 3 He’d hae yer face intae the muck Wi the sole o’ ees great big fuut But the bunch o’ dafties a’ got stuck An’ ‘ee hid tae rely on ees luck Chorus Verse 4 Although he was a Knight for eighty years ‘Ee nivur taked aboot it wi ‘ees peers Even when ee’d hid too many warm beers Because this was a battle that ended in tears Chorus Chorus
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Cricket in the rain 03:15
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Cricket in the rain Verse 1 Fort William is a sheer delight Right at the end of a 90 mile hike If yer no fairt ata ye can come wi yer bike But they play their cricket in the rain Verse 2 The biggest hill brings much rejoice Conquered in eleven by Henry’s boys Now that’s a car not at all like present day toys But they play their cricket in the rain Refrain I never understood the need Why would they want to garrison this place But this was born out of the greed Of an empire facing north Verse 3 Named after a foreign king Who’s name was Wullie now here’s a thing Clamped down on dress code and not allowed to sing But they play their cricket in the rain

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released November 29, 2017

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eddie cairney Scotland, UK

Eddie Cairney is one of the country's most prolific songwriters and Scotland's best kept songwriting secret with 99 albums to date and another 100 plus in the pipeline. He has written new music to almost all of Robert Burns works totalling over 900 new songs. He writes in a great many genres, from folk to orchestral. He is also one of Scotland's most accomplished rock/blues piano players. ... more

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