Lyr Req: Scottish Breakaway / Coronation Coronach

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Scottish Breakaway / Coronation Coronach
From: GUEST,Ebor Fiddler
Date: 12 Apr 17 - 06:46 PM

I remember -

Tony Airmstrong Hyphenated Jones
He's awfu wee an pawkie
If he hadna bin the Royal Groom
He'd ha bin the Royal Jockey.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Scottish Breakaway / Coronation Coronach
From: Jim McLean
Date: 14 Apr 17 - 04:56 AM

A new verse from somebody other than Morris Blythman.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Scottish Breakaway / Coronation Coronach
From: GUEST,Ebor Fiddler
Date: 14 Apr 17 - 02:51 PM

New? I learned it in 1969 from a real Scotsman!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Scottish Breakaway / Coronation Coronach
From: GUEST
Date: 13 Aug 17 - 07:54 AM

Here's an old verse to 'The Breakaway' that's seldom been aired I reckon.

She's the Belle o the Banks
An the Uppah Ranks,
She's the Tories tribal chief,
An hir freens dine weel on usquaebae
An hunks o guid Scots beef.

This features on Morris's original typed songsheet which I found in the Janey Buchan Collection at Glasgow Uni. This verse doesn't feature on any of the recorded versions on Tobair an Dualchais (of which Ray Fisher's is my favourite), the Ding Dong Dollar LP or on the versions by Alex Campbell or The Dubliners.

It's likely Morris dropped this verse as he deemed it not strong enough but seeing as everyone else is adding verses why shouldn't Morris add one of his own?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Scottish Breakaway / Coronation Coronach
From: Jim McLean
Date: 16 Aug 19 - 05:33 PM

Actually the verses about Princess Margaret were added by Morris in 1960 after she got married.