Lyr Req: Fife's Got Everything

Subject: LYRIC REQUEST: Fife's got everything...
From:
Date: 14 Jul 98 - 06:36 AM

"...just the place for towrists See the bonny pit bings standing in a line"

- is all I can remember! Anyone have the lyrics to this John Watt song?

Mark

Subject: LYRIC REQUEST: Fife's got everything...
From:
Date: 14 Jul 98 - 08:32 AM

"...just the place for towrists See the bonny pit bings standing in a line"

- is all I can remember! Anyone have the lyrics to this John Watt song?

Mark

Subject: RE: LYRIC REQUEST: Fife's got everything...
From: GUEST,The Pal
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 05:07 PM

Rosyth Dock Yard
Finest in the Country
If you want a coushy job just working for the state
They've got kind folks
Blind Folks
Holiday inclined Folks
If you want a submarine
Hurl it oot the gate

SING!

Fife's got everything
Just the place for tourists
See the Bonny Pitt Bings
Standing in a Row

(I'm lost there!)

Subject: Lyr Add: FIFE'S GOT EVERYTHING
From:
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 07:33 PM

From "Shores of the Forth"

FIFE'S GOT EVERYTHING

The New Tay Road Bridge, finest in the country
Half a croon tae cross it, an it disnae raise a cheer
It's a bob tae cross the Mersey, ye can stuff it up yer jersey
Would they pay it doon in London, Oh no bloody fear

CH.
Oh Fife's gor everything, just the place for tourists
See the bonny pit bings staundin in a row

Fife's entertainment, finest in the country
We're the boys tae come tae if ye want tae get some tips
There's fitba at Central Park, neckin burdies in the dark
Haggis suppers, hot pies, bingo and chips

Fife's Scotch Whisky, finest in the country
Distilled frae mountain water in the coaltown of Markinch
Man it's got such power, matured for half an hour
So don't be vague and ask for Haig it's whisky at a pinch

Fife Coast beaches, finest in the country
If ye like sewage floatin roond yer toes
The Costa the East Neuk, it's enough tae mak ye bloody puke
If ye want tae go in for a dook, ye hae tae haud yer nose

Noo Fife's got culture, finest in the country
Oh when it comes tae arty talk, oh we'ew no the mugs
We've got Chink nags on oor wa's, a wheen o gonks in oor ha's
Vernon Ward, Tretchikof and white wally dugs

The Rosyth Dockyard, finest in the country
If ye want a cushy job just working for the state
There's auld folks, blind folks, holiday inclined folks
And if ye want a submarine just hurl it oot the gate

Cheers, Jack

Subject: RE: LYRIC REQUEST: Fife's got everything...
From: Scotus
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 08:57 PM

The original version of the song was co-written by John Watt and his erstwhile singing partner Norman (Tony) Harris. By the time the album 'Shores of the Forth' was recorded John was singing with Davie Stewart and for some reason Tony's verses (one of which was the Rosyth Dockyaird one) were dropped and Davie contributed some new ones. BTW the line should be 'Auld folk, blind folk, holiday inclined folk'.

Tony, who died a few years ago, is one of the great unsung heroes of the Scottish folk revival of the late '50s and '60s. He was a great fan of Jimmie McBeath and sang lots of comical quirky songs. He also wrote quite a few songs, including all but the first verse of 'Three Men frae Carntyne' which was the B side of The Big Yin's 'D.I.V.O.R.C.E.' parody. The first printing of Billie's album including the 'Carntyne' song wrongly credited John Watt with writing it, although this was corrected in subsequent printings.

Jack Beck

Subject: RE: LYRIC REQUEST: Fife's got everything...
From: Scotus
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 09:01 PM

forgot to say -

John helped to make a radio programme for BBC Radio Scotland in the '70s called 'Fife's Got Everything' which explored Fife through the verses of the song. Just a few years ago John contributed to a follow up 'twenty years on'programme which discovered that virtually everything in the song had disappeared!

Jack Beck