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GUEST,Guest in Alice Lyr Req: Edinburgh songs (97* d) Lyr Add: STAR O' THE BAR 02 Sep 09


There is a song on The McCalmans album "Keeper" called "Star Of The Bar"by Davey Robertson.

STAR O' THE BAR
Davey Robertson

A'll sing you a stave if ye'll gies yer attention
It's nae song o' pity, it's no song o'woe
An' nae word o' honour or love will I mention
For A'll sing o' a lassie I kent long ago.

Nae better than most an' nae worse than mony
An' what drew me tae her's nae easy tae say
She was coorse she was hertless an' she wasnae that bonny
But she was the star o' the bar in her day.

A' stravaiged The Royal Mile wi' her, drinking in style wi' her
An' Rose Street frae end tae end often surveyed
Focht an' swore in the pubs wi' her, rolled in the dubs wi' her
Cadged mony subs frae her, never repaid.

An ye chaps and young lassies, believe me, love soon passes
An' aw yer bricht dreams is but straws in the wind
Better yin wha'll sit doon wi' ye, sing a fine tune wi' ye
Pass the gless roon wi' ye, drink hersel' blin'.


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