Glasgow weans and east coast storms

from Odznenz 1 by eddie cairney

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Glasgow weans and east coast storms

Verse 1
‘riving on the scene
in Glasgow’s darkest years
her spirit shining through
a star to all her peers

Verse 2
choosing joinery
while painting worlds of strife
teaching wasn’t her
she had her hands on life

Bridge 1
a child of her time
one of the greatest of
tracing back a line
to Turner and Van Gogh

Chorus 1
she painted weans in Glasgow slums
in their honesty
and she never glorified an inch
with her brush she captured them
and preserved them for all time
and by doing so she made her mark


Verse 3
Joan she had a passion
to capture life in the raw
with her brush and easel
she painted what she saw

Verse 4
waves and breaking surf
isn’t for the frail
especially when you’re painting
in the teeth of a force nine gale

Bridge 2
on that north sea coast
she could lose herself in time
amid the primal force
in the bay of Caterline

Chorus 2
she painted rocks and snow and sea
in their honesty
and she never glorified and inch
when the storm began to blow
she would pack her things and go
to the north sea coast of Caterline

Chorus 3
she painted weans in Glasgow slums
in their honesty
and she never glorified an inch
when the storm began to blow
she would pack her things and go
to the north sea coast of Caterline

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from Odznenz 1, released January 14, 2016

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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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