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Cricket in the rain

from bluescotland woad by eddie cairney

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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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from bluescotland woad, 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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