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A pier with a lighthouse

from The Forth Bridge by eddie cairney

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A pier with a lighthouse

Verse 1
A pier with a lighthouse that’s all that stands
To a man who’s career would end up in the Tay
A symbol of nothing a man broken by
His own pride and an eye off the ball

Verse 2
He built everywhere and he could do no wrong
And he rose to the top of the corporate tree
The Empress of India made him a Knight
And he had the Forth Bridge in his sight

Refrain 1
But pride had tae have a fa’
When half o’ the rivets (bolts) fell oot and awa

Verse 3
Tay Bridge came down it was a massive shock
And it put the wind up every bridge engineer
Borealas had won he had taken a scalp
So the quality went up a gear

Verse 4
A phoenix arose from the stumps of Tay piers
Ner again would the safety be left to the gnomes
The bridge o’er the Esk tore down for public ouch
Well it had been the child of poor old Tommy Bouch

Refrain 2
A, B and F joined the side
And restored British pride

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from The Forth Bridge, released April 4, 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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