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The impossible dream and the invisible bridge

from The Forth Bridge by eddie cairney

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The impossible dream and the invisible bridge

Cantilevers and massive caissons
On a scale you would not believe
For a bridge that should have been built on
Stone pontoons lain on the mud
But the bridge that Bouch was to have built
Came crashing to the Tay

Board of trade said ten pounds would do fine
Then they changed it to fifty six
After all they had reputations
And they had stiff upper lips
Not only the largest and strongest
But the stiffest of its day

John Anderson had a great plan
He proposed a light slender bridge
‘Twould be held up by but a few chains
And would weight two thousand tons
It would not be seen on a dull day
If a gale struck ner again

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from The Forth Bridge, released April 4, 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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