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Lyr Req: Saltcoats at the Fair (Billy Connolly)

14 Apr 02 - 01:16 PM (#689843)
Subject: saltcoats at the fair
From: Tam the bam fraeSaltcoatsScotland

This song was written by and sung by Billy Connolly.

It's about the the two weeks in July when the people of Glasgow came to my home town of Saltcoats for a holiday.

It's on the west coast of Scotland.

So if anyone has the words to this song I would be really gratefull.

Tom

14 Apr 02 - 01:31 PM (#689850)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: saltcoats at the fair
From: Sorcha

I found lots of Billy's lyrics, but not the one you are looking for. Is it spelled Saltcoat or Saltcote?

14 Apr 02 - 03:30 PM (#689916)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: saltcoats at the fair
From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca

I saw mention of this song but no luck on the lyrics. Sorry

14 Apr 02 - 05:13 PM (#689970)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: saltcoats at the fair
From: little john cameron

Aye it was done when he wis wi' the Humblebums,try a search oan them.ljc

14 Apr 02 - 06:15 PM (#690020)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: saltcoats at the fair
From: GUEST,Jim I

Widny mind the words masell. A' ah can mind o' are the few lines; See them queuing for fish suppers High fish tea wi bread and butter Watch a' the drunks stot doon the gutters They were a' at Saltcoats fir the Fair

(Ah can never mind how tae dae they line break thingies!)

14 Apr 02 - 06:24 PM (#690026)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: saltcoats at the fair
From: Kenny B (inactive)

If nobody else can get them I'll transcribe them Tue or Wed evening, or even write them out from the CD

14 Apr 02 - 10:52 PM (#690153)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: saltcoats at the fair
From: little john cameron

Send me a PM wi' yer email guys and AH'LL SEND YE THE MP3.LJC

15 Apr 02 - 09:42 AM (#690399)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: saltcoats at the fair
From: GUEST,Scabby Doug at work

Don't have the words with me the noo, but they're in Ewan McVicar's book "One Singer One Song".

If I can't turn them up on the Web, I'll post them tomorrow.

Cheers

Steven

15 Apr 02 - 02:03 PM (#690637)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: saltcoats at the fair
From: Tam the bam fraeSaltcoatsScotland

Scorcha,

It's spelt Saltcoats I should know I live there

15 Apr 02 - 02:09 PM (#690642)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: saltcoats at the fair
From: Sorcha

I thought probably so, but Google told me it was "cote." Thought maybe it was a typo. Oh well. Still haven't found it.

15 Apr 02 - 02:42 PM (#690669)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: saltcoats at the fair
From: Tam the bam fraeSaltcoatsScotland

Thanks anyway Sorcha,

Tom

15 Apr 02 - 02:53 PM (#690675)
Subject: Lyr Add: SALTCOATS AT THE FAIR (Billy Connolly)
From: GUEST,The hun

The words are Tom

1.
Did you see the boats gaun doon the wattair
Did ye see the baggy minnies scattair
Fine well they know what we are aftair
Wi wir nets and jeely jaurs in wir hauns

2.
AA the day we spent at Saltcoats
An the presents that we all got
Ah goat a stick of rock for ma Auntie Fannie
And a wee salt dish for my mammie

3.
Did you see them queuing for fish suppairs
Yer high fish tea wi yer bread and yir buttair
Aa the drunk men lying in the guttair
They were doon at Saltcoats for the fair

4.
Say he tae me whit time are ye leavin, son
Says ah tae him boot hauf eleeven, son
Cos ah'm for the next train up tae Stevenson
Cos ah don't like Saltcoats at the fair

5.
Well Saltcoats goodbye
I hate the smell of yur rotton seaweed
Never again will I see you,
Saltcoats goodbye

HTML line breaks added. --JoeClone, 18-Apr-02.

16 Apr 02 - 04:24 AM (#691064)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: saltcoats at the fair
From: Scabby Douglas

(with line breaks)

Did you see the boats gaun doon the wattair
Did ye see the baggy minnies scattair
Fine well they know what we are aftair
Wi wir nets and jeely jaurs in wir hauns

A' the day we spent at Saltcoats
An the presents that we all got
Ah goat a stick of rock for ma Auntie Fannie
And a wee salt dish for my mammie

Did you see them queuing for fish suppairs
Yer high fish tea wi yer bread and yir buttair
A' the drunk men lying in the guttair
They were doon at Saltcoats for the fair

Says he tae me whit time are ye leavin, son
Says ah tae him boot hauf eleeven, son
Cos ah'm for the next train up tae Stevenson
Cos ah don't like Saltcoats at the fair


Well Saltcoats goodbye
I hate the smell of yer rotten seaweed never again will I see you,
Saltcoats goodbye

Cheers

Steven

26 Jul 20 - 08:33 AM (#4065925)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Saltcoats at the Fair (Billy Connolly)
From: GUEST,Nat King Cole

No forgetting....

"Woof"
"Who let that dug in here anyway?"

27 Jul 20 - 05:43 AM (#4066058)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Saltcoats at the Fair (Billy Connolly)
From: GUEST

similar idea & same tune as Matt McGinn's 'Portobello'- who was first?

30 Jul 20 - 05:22 AM (#4066524)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Saltcoats at the Fair (Billy Connolly)
From: GUEST

no theories?

30 Jul 20 - 09:28 AM (#4066558)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Saltcoats at the Fair (Billy Connolly)
From: cnd

I haven't listened to the songs side-by-side yet but Portobello was released first in 1971 (source), while Saltcoats came out in 1975 (source). That suggests McGinn was first, but maybe he just recorded first?

Or maybe they share a similar origin.

31 Jul 20 - 08:45 AM (#4066696)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Saltcoats at the Fair (Billy Connolly)
From: GUEST,GuestTF

I suspect Saltcoats came first. Matt used to appear regularly at a hotel in Portobello (just outside Edinburgh) and it's likely he adapted the West coast version for some local flavour.