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Fifies

Refrain
Hey a thought fur the per auld ferries
Trudgin’ ower the River Tay
Aff tae the scrap heap
Thank’s very much ye’ve had yer day

Verse 1
Kingdom O’ Fife wiz like foreign shores
Tae Dundee folk fresh oot o’ the mill
Weighted doon by the Jute man’s chores
Better than a pill

Verse 2
High tide meant a straight ow’r crossin’
Low tide could tak’ twice as long
Sand banks and man made muckle objects
Added mare time on

Refrain

Verse 3
When a Fiffie left Craigie Pier
And Fife’s green slopes grew ever near
Munny a lad and lass
Would raise a cheer

Verse 4
Some were paddlers and twa hid Schneiders
Some broke doon an’ got repaired
Intae Dundee’s Caledon
Very ain Ship yaird

Refrain x 2

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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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