The Song of the Clyde
I sing of a river
I'm happy beside
The song that I sing is a song
of the Clyde
Of all Scottish rivers it’s
dearest to me
It flows from Leadhills all the way
to the sea
It borders the orchards of Lanark so
fair
Meanders through meadows with sheep grazing
there
But from Glasgow to Greenock, in towns on
each side
The hammersP ding-dong is the song of
the Clyde
Oh the river Clyde, the wonderful Clyde
The name of it thrills me and fills me with pride
And I'm satisfied whate'er may betide
The
sweetest of songs is the song of the Clyde
Imagine
we’ve left Craigendoran behind
And wind-happy
yachts by Kilcreggan we find
At Kirn and Dunoon
and Innellan we stay
Then Scotland’s Madeira
that’s Rothesay, they say
Or maybe by Fairlie
and Largs we will go
Or over to Millport that thrills
people so
Mavbe joumey to Arran it can't be denied
Those scenes all belong to the song of the Clyde
When sun sets on dockland, there’s beauty to see
The cry of a seabird is music to me
The blast of a horn loudly echoes, and then
A stillness descends on the water again
Tis’
here that the sea-going liners are born
But, unlike
the salmon, they seldom return
Can you wonder the
Scots o’er the ocean so wide
Should constantly
long for the song of the Clyde
Chorus
Optional "patter" verses to the lyrics for the "Song of the Clyde". These verses were included by Kenneth McKellar
in his version of the song, and are as follows:
There's
Paw an' Maw at Glasgow Broomielaw.
Goin'
"doon the water" for "The Fair."
There's
Bob an' Mary, on the Govan Ferry,
Wishin'
jet propulsion could be there.
There's steamers
cruisin', and there's "buddies" snoozin',
And
there's laddies fishin' frae the pier;
An'
Paw's perspirin', very near expirin',
As
he rows a boat frae there to here.
With eyes a-flashin',
it is voted "smashin",
To be walkin' daily
on the prom:
May and Evelyn are in seventh
heaven
As thy stroll along with Dick and
Tom;
And Dumbarton Rock to ev'ry Jean and
Jock,
Extends a welcome that is high and
wide:
Seems to know that they are on their
homeward way
To hear the song of the Clyde."
