Scotland The Brave !!!!
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Land o' the purple heather, land o' the dirty weather,
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land where the midges gaither, Scotland the Brave.
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Land o' the barmy army, Andy Capp and Saturday sannies,
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land where they sell their grannies, Scotland the Brave.
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Used to say in faither's day, you could hear the bagpipes play,
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but now you hear the regal tones o' Elton John and The Rolling Stones.
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Land that is full o' stinkers, tattooed moos and VP drinkers.
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whisky put a lot o' stinkers, into Scottish graves.
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Land that is full o' skivers, comic singers, deep sea divers,
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tunnocks tea cakes and irn bru, Scotland the Brave.
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Land o' the brutal Bobbies, councillors wi' part-time jobbies,
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architects wi' paying hobbies, Scotland the Brave.
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The tourists come here every year to see all our historic gear,
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but all they see is loads o' navvies, high rise flats wi' concrete lavvies.
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Land o' the artic' lorries, Andy Stewart and the Corries,
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land where everybody borries, Scotland the Brave.
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Land o' the Kilt and Sporran, underneath, there's nothin' worn !
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How I wish the wind was warm ! Scotland the Brave.
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I must admit it's pretty gruesome, walking about wi' your frozen twosome,
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it's all we've got, we mustn't lose 'em, Scotland the Brave
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Conservatives try to assure us, Labour's hard-put to endure us,
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the Kirk puts curbs on our enjoyment, Government makes unemployment.
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Never mind, the day is near, when independence will be here,
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we'll drink a toast in Younger's beer to Scotland the Brave !