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Thread #5962 Message #1211593
Posted By: Susanne (skw)
21-Jun-04 - 04:00 PM
Thread Name: All for Mary's Wedding - Irish tune?
Subject: Lyr Add: CANCEL MARIE'S WEDDING (parody; McCalman)
And another parody, to the same tune:
CANCEL MARIE'S WEDDING
(Ian McCalman / Trad)
Chorus:
Sell we gaily on we go
Down at heel so we must blow
Hills and islands row on row
All for the sake of money
Her father died, the land was sold
Marie tried to keep a hold
Scottish law and foreign gold
Cancel Marie's wedding
All you need for stream and ben
Is Deutschmark, Guilder, Franc or Yen
Then ... sell it on again
For the sake of money
Buy a castle, buy a glen
Sitting tenants "no prob-lem"
Highland clearances again
For the sake of money
Plenty fish to fill the creels
Plenty agents fixing deals
Lawyers dancing jigs and reels
For the sake of money
Other countries you will find
It's not allowed but never mind
Here's our land for auld lang syne
All it takes is money
You think you're safe - you spoke too soon
They've seen the film, they've hummed the tune
'Braveheart' meets 'Brigadoon'
All for the sake of money
(As recorded by The McCalmans on 'High Ground', 1997)