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Thread #125600 Message #2792665
Posted By: Eric the Viking
20-Dec-09 - 07:30 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Bloody Orkney Reply
Subject: Lyr Add: THE KIRKWALLIAN'S LAMENT
THE KIRKWALLIAN'S LAMENT-was an indignant (and anonymous reply) Published in the Orkney blast
This bloody war's a bloody cuss For what it's bought to bloody us Such bloody trouble, bloody fuss Oh bloody, bloody
The navy takes the bloody bun With gold braid by the bloody ton This bloody town they try to run Oh bloody, bloody
They commandeer each bloody hall And at their bloody beck and call They want us one and bloody all Oh bloody, bloody
Strutting round like bloody hens Supercilious bloody wrens Can scarcely push their bloody pens Oh bloody, bloody
Our so called soldiers bloody gay With two and bloody six a day Their bloody looks keep Huns away Oh bloody, bloody
Brass-hats by the bloody score Drink their pay and shout for more No wonder Tommy's bloody sore Oh bloody, bloody
Immaculate bloody glamour boys In smoky blue, like bloody toys Parade with studied bloody poise Oh bloody, bloody
Despite all benefits bestowed These bloody forces write an ode To ridicule our loved abode Oh bloody, bloody
Wish this bloody war was o'er We'll hound them from our bloody shore And live in peace for evermore Oh bloody, bloody
And that, including my earlier stuff, is everything I can find that connects to "Bloody Orkney"
I can understand completely why it was written. If someone can post them in the DT I'll be grateful. There should be an exclamation mark at the end of each verse as there level of frustration grows!! Merry Christmas from snowy, and cold (at the moment) Orkney