Lyr Req: The glesga eskimos

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The glesga eskimos
From: GUEST,Moleskin Joe
Date: 25 Jul 02 - 09:28 AM

Did the name not come from Captain Lanning of the Proteus who called the protesters in the canoes "a bunch of goddam eskimos"?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The glesga eskimos
From: GUEST,Philippa
Date: 25 Jul 02 - 07:02 AM

Sorry, I left out the quotation marks before the words "When we were singing ...". Jon I wasn't an Eskimo, but you'd have a start if you look at the other thread (click on the blue words Glasgow Eskimos in my message of 24 July)
I wisnae an Eskeemo frae Glesga. Aldermaston (I think)CND march of Easter 1985; I don't remember any Scottish music that time round.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The glesga eskimos
From: Jon Bartlett
Date: 25 Jul 02 - 05:33 AM

This stuff was the first folk music from the UK I ever heard. I was on the Easter 1963 3-day Aldermaston March, and all I heard was Scots music! I got hold of a little blue book with CND songs in but they were all English and a bit poo-faced: it was the Scots stuff that encouraged me to sing (and I've been singing ever since). Phillipa, where can I find out more about the Eskimos and how you all happened?

Jon Bartlett

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The glesga eskimos
From: GUEST,Philippa
Date: 24 Jul 02 - 07:59 PM

Jim McLean wrote at another thread: When we were writing Ding Dong Dollar, we called ourselves The Glesca Eskimos because some protesters challenged a sub at Faslane in a canoe!!"

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The glesga eskimos
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 24 Jul 02 - 07:47 PM

Wasn't he called Runcie?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The glesga eskimos
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 24 Jul 02 - 03:50 PM

Sorry Ther should be a break before There's Chief Inspector Rennie
Failte....Giok

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The glesga eskimos
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 24 Jul 02 - 03:45 PM

Doon at Ardnadam, sittin' oan the pier
When a great big polis said, ye'll no sit here

Chorus
Ah but ah wull sit here
Naw but ye'll no sit there
Aye but a will
Naw but ye'll no
Aye but a will sit here There's Chief Inspector Rennie, enhancin' his career
Prancin' up an' doon the road like Yogi Bear

Cho.

Can't remember any more for the moment....Giok

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The glesga eskimos
From: Dave Bryant
Date: 24 Jul 02 - 11:27 AM

Brings back memories....

Och, Och,
We're off to Holy Loch(x3)
And we dinnae want Polaris.

Och, Och,
There's a monster in the Loch(x3)
And we dinnae want Polaris.

The Mayor o' Dunnoon, He wants his half-a-croon(x3) And we dinnae want Polaris.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The glesga eskimos
From: GUEST,Philippa
Date: 24 Jul 02 - 10:51 AM

Jim McLean has recently joined Mudcat and I notice he says he composed this song. (Jim is also known as author of Ballas of Glencoe, Eng. lang version of Land of MacLeod, Hush-hush time to be sleeping, etc)
see also Glasgow Eskimos

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The glesga eskimos
From: Scotland the brave
Date: 22 Sep 01 - 07:26 AM

Thank you to all of you.

Tom

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The glesga eskimos
From: GUEST,jack
Date: 21 Sep 01 - 08:35 PM

Sorry, This new 'puter goes quick, and I must get my cookie on it!

Jack

Subject: Lyr Add: GLESCA ESKIMOS (T.S. Law)
From:
Date: 21 Sep 01 - 08:33 PM

Yes, I think I've done this before....., never mind

It's up the Clyde comes Lanin-a super-duper Yank
But doon a damn sight quicker when we coup him doon the stank
Up tae the neck in sludge and sewage fairly stops yer swank
--We are the Glesca Eskimos

Hullo, hullo, we are the Eskimos
Hullo, hullo, the Glesca Eskimos
We'll gaff that nyaff ca'd Lanin
We'll spear him whaur he blows
We are the Glesca Eskimos

It's in an oot, an up an doon, an on an aff the piers
There's cooncilors, collaborators, pimps and profiteers
The hairies jouk the polis, and the polis jouk the queers
--We are the Glesca Eskimos

There's dredgers and there's sludgie-boats tae keep the river clean
Ye lift yuir haun an pu the chain--ye ken fine whit ah mean
But why in the hell has the Holy Loch been left ootside the scheme
--We are the Glesca Eskimos

We've been in mony a rammy, lads, we've been in mony a tear
We've sortit oot this kind afore, we'll sort them onywhere
O, get yuir harpoons ready--he's comin up for air
--We are the Glesca Eskimos

Jack

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The glesga eskimos
From: Mrrzy
Date: 21 Sep 01 - 12:53 PM

Got any fragments to help with a search? Or with a memory?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The glesga eskimos
From: Sorcha
Date: 21 Sep 01 - 12:48 PM

I thought so too, Doug, but I can't find it either. Couldn't find lyrics on line, guess you will have to post them....grin.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The glesga eskimos
From: GUEST,Scabby Doug - PC lives on a diet of Mudcat c
Date: 21 Sep 01 - 09:43 AM

I'm sure this came up before, but I can't find a post of the lyrics, or a link to it..

Ewan McVicar says the tune (Marching through Georgia) is an intercontinental political melody: It'll get you your head kicked in in the Deep South of the US and the Deep East End of Glasgow...

If it doesn't turn up, I'm sure I can dig up the lyrics somewhere...

Cheers

Steven

Subject: The glesga eskimos
From: Scotland the brave
Date: 21 Sep 01 - 09:21 AM

Hello my name is Tom

I'm looking for the words to the Glesga eskimos it was written by T.S. Law

I would really gratefull Thankyou