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The never to be forgotten Francis Hutcheson

from A Brief History of Scotland In Song by eddie cairney

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The never to be forgotten Francis Hutcheson

Verse 1
The dawning of a new age
Brought for a new type of Scot
Cultured and considerate
An antidote to the rot

Verse 2
Education was the key
To battle with the enemy
Facing up to poverty
And its ally illiteracy

Refrain
He was the first modern man
And a really decent bloke
The never to be forgotten Francis Hutcheson

Verse 3
He sewed the seeds of freedom
In a far of colony
He said resist and stand your ground
In what became the USA

Verse 4
By his students Smith and Hume
Came forth the modern world
And over to the west
Frances Alison did the rest

Refrain

Verse 5
Never liked reactionaries
He stood against Hobbsian views
Believed in teaching anyone
Learning need have no excuse

Verse 6
He taught us there is nothing wrong
With beauty and virtue
Leisure and aesthetics
And the notion of being true

Refrain

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

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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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