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Thread #41672   Message #640547
Posted By: GUEST,paul@durrant.co.uk
02-Feb-02 - 08:26 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: The New-Style Crofter's Song (Christie)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cottage in Skye
I'm still looking for the full lyrics for this song:

Chorus:
From Islington and Chelsea and from Kensington we come
We should like to buy a cottage here in Skye
With at least a hundred acres
And with views of Eigg and Rum
And seclusion for we're really rather shy

First verse:
The house must be authentic as a Hebridean croft -
Central heating from the peats upon the fire
... forgotten ...
... forgotten ...
Fitted carpets in the stable and the byre.

If anyone has come across this before and can fill in the blanks/other verses I'd be delighted to hear from them.

Thanks,

Paul Durrant

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