Alastair McDonald (born 28 October 1941) is a Scottish banjoist folk-jazz musician, probably most well-known for his recordings of Jim McLean's folk songs, such as The Barras and The Massacre of Glencoe, but also for some humorous songs, such as the jazz-comedy song "Sam the skull" about a Glasgow cat.
His repertoire ranges from children's songs to Robert Burns' songs, spanning humorous songs and political ones.
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ALL VERSES START with D Intro w/ Evil Laughs EmCB7GEmD
Chorus (D)GAm I'm a cat I'm a cat I'm a Glesga cat and my name is Sam the Skull DG I've got claws in ma paws like a crocodiles jaws and a heid like a fermers bull DGBC I'm no the kind o' cat that sits oan the mat nor the kind that you gie a hug DG But I'm the kind o' cat that swallow a rat and even the occasional dug
DGAm Noo I used to roam about in shettlestoon where they all knew me by sight DG Here's the Skull here's the Skull you can hear them yell as they vanish into the night DGC Noo The police stations all around have bars on the window sill DG But there no tae keep the prisoners in there tae keep out Sam the Skull Chorus V2. GAm One fine day no so long ago they all had had their fill DG And they sent for the R S P CA tae come and catch the Skull DG Theres was none could get oot while he's roamin aboot chasin' a' the weans up the C close, wedlin' on the shoes yodeling the blues and sittin there pickin' my nose Chorus
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V2. GAm aboot hauf past two the boys in blue arrived in their Escort van D G-C7-D7 Were in the back One wae a sack the other had a mallet in his hand GC I watched them creep to the back o' the hoose and I casually strolled to the van DG I jumped through the door stomped my foot to the floor everything had gone to plan V3 DGAm You had heard them say down Shettlestoon way What became of Sam the Skull DD He had claws in his paws like a crocodiles jaws and a hide like a fermers bull DGC Just you tell them from me that I'm still runnin' free And never a day is dull D It may sound absurd but I'm livin with a bird in a single end in Maryhill Chorus. Positso nutritional even the