Scots | English |
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If a' the blood shed at thy Tron | If all the blood shed at your Tron |
Edinbro', Edinbro' | Edinburgh, Edinburgh |
If a' the blood shed at thy Tron | If all the blood shed at your Tron |
Were shed intae a river | Were shed into a river |
't would ca' the mills of Bonnington | It would drive the mills of Bonnington |
Edinbro', Edinbro' | Edinburgh, Edinburgh |
't would ca' the mills of Bonnington | It would drive the mills of Bonnington |
For ever and for ever | Forever and forever |
If a' the tears that thou hast grat | If all the tears that you have wept |
Edinbro', Edinbro' | Edinburgh, Edinburgh |
If a' the tears that thou hast grat | If all the tears that you have wept |
Were shed intae the sea | Were shed into the sea |
Where would ye find an Ararat | Where would you find an Ararat |
Edinbro', Edinbro' | Edinburgh, Edinburgh |
Where would ye find an Ararat | Where would you find an Ararat |
Frae that fell flood tae flee? | To flee to from that cruel flood? |
If all the psalms sung in thy kirks | If all the psalms sung in your churches |
Edinbro', Edinbro' | Edinburgh, Edinburgh |
If all the psalms sung in thy kirks | If all the psalms sung in your churches |
Were gaithered in the wynd | Were gathered in the wind |
't would shaw the tops o' Roslin's birks | It would shear the tops of Roslin's birches |
Edinbro', Edinbro' | Edinburgh, Edinburgh |
't would shaw the tops o' Roslin's birks | It would shear the tops of Roslin's birches |
Till time was oot o' mind | 'til time was out of mind |
If a' the broken hearts o' thee | If all the broken hearts of yours |
Edinbro', Edinbro' | Edinburgh, Edinburgh |
If a' the broken hearts o' thee | If all the broken hearts of yours |
Were heaped in a howe | Were heaped in a valley |
There would be neither land nor sea | There would be neither land nor sea |
Edinbro', Edinbro' | Edinburgh, Edinburgh |
There would be neither land nor sea | There would be neither land nor sea |
But yon rede brae and thou | But that red hill and you |
Capernaum
Written by Lewis Spence
Music by Ed Miller
As recorded by The Tannahill Weavers on Capernaum