Right, are ye ready? I have a partial answer for you. HELLS BELLS was published in the Orkney blast. Excuse spellings. The bloody Sassenachs have come With bugle call and tuck o drum With smell of beer and army rum. The cheeky sods What right have they to criticise Who blow their trumpet to the skies But all our folk and homes despise The bloody clods. We love the wind, we love the rain We do have curbs and likewise drains We have no trams or railway trains But ships and luggers. Oh, could we hear the farewell knell Of old St. Magnus's church's bell To send them all to bloody hell The cocky buggers. There is no author noted. Wait there is more. The typist (who was Orcadian) who typed Hamish Blair's verses sent back a reply with her typed manuscript, it goes... Returned herewith your bloody rot And what a bloody nerve you've got Get a bloody southerner to type Your bloody, bloody awful tripe. Remember I'm an Orcadian buddy And proud of it too Oh bloody, bloody However, the full length poem that starts... This bloody war's a bloody cuss For what it's brought to bloody us........ I am getting a copy of it and will post it if you can wait. It's about 15 verses long. Hope this is useful. Cheers eric
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