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Wi ba blues

from Blue Scotland Navy by eddie cairney

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Wi ba blues

Verse 1
The wi ba is sic a bonnie wee thing
Sae clean and dappled and shiny
Sae proud ee’sel right oot o’ the bag
Lookin’ forward tae a fine day

Verse 2
In the fresh air and the warmth o’ the sun
Feelin’ guilty fur bein’ a wee skiver
But his innocent world comes crashin’ doon
When ee’s hit by a muckle big driver

Chorus
The wi ba the wi ba
Skelp’d aboot and smack’d aboot and dump’d in a hole
The wi ba the wi ba
Thinking’ “a’ this brutality is bad fur ma soul”

Verse 3
The scared wi thing flies up tae the sky
Thinkin’ “oh my god what a helluva belt”
Surely there’s a law ‘gainst this type o’ thing
Wida gien it a miss if a huda been telt

Verse 4
As he climbs way up intae the sky
Figures oot this guy’s must be a sado
As he climbs up higher and higher still
Below he can see a tornado

Chorus

Verse 5
He looks ahead and sees the sea
He thinks tae ‘imsel’ “a’ve had enough
Am goin’ in an’ a canna swim”
Instead he clatters doon intae the rough

Verse 6
Lyin’ there dazed in god knows where
Ee’s heid is spinnin’ frae bein’ thump’d
Ee gits anither pastin’ then ontae the green
Then finally he is duly dump’d

Finale
The per wee thing dis’na ken it but
This is gonna happen another 17 times
Afore the bag is shut

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from Blue Scotland Navy, released October 19, 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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