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The Arbroath smokie blues

from Blue Scotland Sky by eddie cairney

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The Arbroath Smokie Blues
Verse 1
Out in the suburbs of Greater Arbroath
Lies a sprawling metropolis just up the coast
There’s something happened there that’s a wee bit fishy
Down there in Auchmithie

Verse 2
Someone douped a glow within a barrel
And left some fish until tomorrow
Fish left tae lie will mak ye feel ropey
And that’s the story o’ the Arbroath Smoky

Chorus
Awa wi yer baccy an’ yer smack an’ yer weed
They’re a things that’ll mak ye deed
Indulge in the fish that’s hung ower the wid
The only kind o smokin’ that does ye gid

Solo

Chorus

Verse 3
We hauled the haddock oot o’ the sea
And dumped oor catch on tae the quay
The sea wiz big and the fish wiz free
And we a’ hid smokies fur oor tea

Chorus

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from Blue Scotland Sky, released June 8, 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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