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A dragon ower the Tay

from tay road bridge by eddie cairney

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A dragon ow’r the Tay
Verse 1
On the seventeenth of August in the year o’ 1966
A car drove awa fae the Blackie tae be the first ane in the que
Verse 2
He gambled on a day’n a half jist tae keep on the safe side
And settled doon wi’ the books an’ the spam’n the juice
But the polis moved him on
Verse 3
But Hugh was not to be undone so he set his sights on 7 o’clock
So he went hame an’e dreamt o’ fame then he timed it tae a tee
Chorus
Then ou’r the bridge went the wee black car
Wi a dragon tae the fore fur abudy tae see
As it gaed ou’r the Firth o’ Tay joinin’ Fife, Wales and Dundee
Verse 4
Sergeant Noble said “you’re first to go”
And Hugh said “oh I know it is the shortest route”
But it turned oot someone had just tossed a coin
Verse 5
Place was right but the reason wrong
And Hugh had been right all along
And the press jumped in and aff they went
And the car started first time
Chorus x 3

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from tay road bridge, released March 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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