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Thread #37497   Message #525210
Posted By: Big Tim
10-Aug-01 - 02:20 PM
Thread Name: Songs about boats, No disasters!
Subject: RE: Songs about boats, No disasters!
Messing about on the river!

Plus, a decent wee song about the last ocean going paddle steamer in the world the Waverley (based in Glasgow) called the Waverley Polka, words by Jim Brown, Tune, Miss Campbell's Polka. First verse:

Sailing doon the Clyde on the Waverley, a grand old boat is the Waverley, she'll tak ye doon tae Rothesay and be back for rea, the way that she did when you were wee, when the buskers played at the after end the kind of tunes that were the trend, you were always sure tae meet a friend afore you left the quay...

I can assure you it sound good after a day out on the Waverley and a few pints too!