Picture of the front cover of The Scottish breakaway from Nigel Gatherers site. Its only 5k hence the poor quality of the shot. Photos of Alex were sourced by me from my recent holiday in Scotland.
Scottish flags are from yahoo images. I tried to convey Alex's love of Scotland and his hope for independence in his lifetime. That is how I have themed this clip.
Scottish Breakaway (Coronation Coronach)
(Trad / Thurso Berwick)
Chorus:
Nae Liz the Twa, nae Lilibet the One
Nae Liz will ever dae
We'll mak' oor land Republican
In a Scottish breakaway
Noo Scotland hasnae got a King
And she hasnae got a Queen
How can ye hae the Second Liz
When the First yin's never been
Her man he's cried the Duke o' Edinburgh
He's wan o' the kiltie Greeks
Och dinnae blaw ma kilt awa'
For it's Lizzie wears the breeks
He's a handsome man and he looks like Don Juan
He's beloved by the weaker sex
But it disnae really matter at a'
'Cause it's Lizzie that signs the cheques
Noo her sister Meg's got a bonny pair o' legs
But she didnae want a German or a Greek
Poor aul' Peter was her choice but he didnae suit the boys
So they sellt him up the creek
But Meg was fly an' she beat them by an' by
Wi' Tony hyphenated Armstrong
Behind the pomp and play the question o' the day
Wis, Who did Suzie Wong
Sae here's tae the lion, the bonnie rampant lion,
An' a lang streitch tae his paw
Gie a Hampdon roar an' it's oot the door
Ta-ta tae Chairlie's maw
(as sung by Alex Campbell)
Tune: The Sash My Father Wore
[1984:] The Queen's accession to the throne in 1952 inspired a new flow of songs. Coronation Coronach, to the Orange tune The Sash, is in some ways the archetype of the folk-rebel song: it is both Republican and Nationalist, springing from the not unreasonable reaction of many Scots to the Queen's title of Elizabeth II. [...] This seems to have been the first time a similar objection had been raised since the Union of the Crowns (though some murmurings were heard at the time of Edward VII) - an indication no doubt of raised national consciousness. (Munro, Revival 50)
Lyrics and discussion courtesy of this source mysongbook.de/m...
26 авг 2024
