
The Kelly Song Collective
Edinburgh's Son
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Edinburgh’s son in the Edinburgh rain
A good Edinburgh soldier hereby
Crossed the wide ocean where none knew my name
An Edinburgh father am I
Born at the end of an Edinburgh street
When the sun took the piss from the rain
Learned crying or singing it’s all the same
In this family earning their name
He said papist or pagan you follow yourself
Raise your hands when hands need be raised
And I’ll love you with all of the love in my heart
Remembered for all of my days
From ghoulies and ghosties and long legged beasts
Lord deliver us all
A boy soldier I left my childhood there
For war and far ports of call
The best and the worst of a decade we spent
Dog days and snow days and then
Kissed Helena and children tears in my eyes
To answer the call once again
Stop yer ticklin’ Jimmy and Jack
For you’re no longer a boy
A man’s a man for a’ that and more
That’s my poem, my book and my joy
Take this old photo and keep it with you
When memories fade and turn grey
Here is a child standing next to his dad
Trousers pissed ‘cause he wanted to play
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© Michael Worthington Music 2014
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My last song from the Song A Week project... about my grandfather.