17 Jul 05 - 07:31 AM (#1522835) Subject: Lyr Req: Bannockburn From: Tam the man My name is Tom Hamilton I am looking for the words to a song written by Matt McGinn called 'Bannockburn' The corries rrecoreded it in 1977. Thanks for your help. |
18 Jul 05 - 05:28 PM (#1523606) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Bannockburn From: Susanne (skw) It is on 'Live from Scotland, vol 4', which I bought at Oxfam last year. I haven't got round to taking down the lyrics but will do my best next weekend if nobody beats me to it. |
18 Jul 05 - 07:11 PM (#1523702) Subject: Lyr Add: BANNOCKBURN From: Doug I've been trying for some time to get the last few words of the third line, verse 1, Roy sings them so fast, but you're welcome to the rest of my efforts: BANNOCKBURN ^^ In 1314, the twenty-fourth of June King Eddie says "We're ready now to steal the stone of Scone" He brought his biggest army but discovered he'd (?backed a goose?) At Bannockburn he found that he was up against a Bruce CHORUS: Well, we raised our pipes and the English kept a-coming But they werena quite so happy when we gie'd the pipes a blaw Struck once more, they began a-running Ready steady Eddie, go, it's time to shoot the craw Well, we had a bowl of porridge and a wee bit pinch of salt We had a dram of whisky and it was the finest malt We each wore a tammy and we wore the philibegs Eddie was in terror when he seen the hairy legs CHORUS Now poor King Edward, nearly had a fit When he seen his cavalry falling doon a pit His men looked up from the trap that Bruce had built And they were shocked to find out what was worn beneath the kilt CHORUS He sent for his archers, a group of country folk They erred and they purred, what a funny way they spoke With those archers Eddie had a go But they were as effective as the ones on radio CHORUS On the fastest horse that you ever saw King Eddie went a-racing o'er the Border and awa He was fond of Scotland, but he never did return He didn't like the welcome that he got at Bannockburn CHORUS "backed a goose" just sounds so, so wrong. And I'm pretty sure he sings "a Bruce" and not "the Bruce" as you'd expect. Doug |
18 Jul 05 - 07:23 PM (#1523712) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Bannockburn From: GUEST,theBalladeer "Backed a duece" The rest look ok...Matt sang it slightly different and much slower than the Corries. It sounds more like "erged and berged, what a funny way they spoke" to me. Nick |
18 Jul 05 - 09:48 PM (#1523796) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Bannockburn From: GUEST,Seonaid Our gang of re-enactors has always sung the chorus as, "We raised our *pikes* and the English kept a-comin'...." (and they did keep a-coming, silly fellows that they were). Also, I like to think the funny way to spoke bit is "they r-r-r'd and they br-r-r'd..." ...which sounds more like how my Lallans friends *do* speak! |
19 Jul 05 - 09:26 AM (#1523879) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Bannockburn From: Doug "rrrd" and "brrrd" makes sense, as does the "backed a duece". Thanks. The goose image was too bizarre to contemplate. "pikes" would also conceivably fit, and I suppose would be just as incongruous as the pipes, porridge and tammys! Thanks Doug |
05 Dec 08 - 06:55 AM (#2508488) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Bannockburn From: goatfell thank you |
05 Dec 08 - 07:23 PM (#2509067) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Bannockburn From: theballadeer Matt's own version is great...though not on any official release. I do have a recorded version of Matt singing it. Gaberlunzie also recorded the song recently on Gaberlunzie in Glenfarg, with additional final verse that I am fairly sure was written by Gordon Menzies. Nick |