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Jimmy Watt O' Greenock

from A Brief History of Scotland In Song by eddie cairney

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Jimmy Watt O’ Greenock

Verse 1
Forged by the principals of self improvement
Covenanters blood ran through ee's veins
Guid pair o’ hands blessed wi’ a curious mind
Jimmy was a lad of and before ee's time
One day Jimmy found himself a Newcomen engine
It was big and heavy an no very green
So he set himself the task tae mak’ it better
Steam design tae Jimmy Watt was just routine

Chorus
Here’s tae the lad frae Greenock
Wha’s engines powered the world
Ye can tak’ the engine frae the lad
But Greenock bides wi’ him

Verse 2
Jimmy was a lad wha’ wisn’y guid at business
Jimmy was owr saft tae seal a deal
But as luck wad have it he met Matthew Boulton
Matthew’s middle names were Capitalist Zeal
Matthew made the affluence and Jimmy made the engines
Concentrating on the things he was good at
It encouraged mair ideas frae this bright Scotsman
Jimmy gave the world “horse power” and the “watt”

Chorus

Chorus

Finish
Ye can tak’ the engine frae the lad
But Greenock bides wi’ him

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from A Brief History of Scotland In Song, released April 17, 2015

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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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