Once upon a time on the outskirts of town
Lived a bonny lass name of Molly McBrown
Long about Friday she'd gather up her things
And head down to the corner put where everyone would sing

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Hi Ho to bonny lasses, sing a song and raise your glasses
Good times are comin' round the way
Hi Ho to bonny lads, sing a song and raise your plaid
Drinking ale until the break of day

There once was a time that I remember well
I promised Bonny Mary I would never kiss and tell
She caught me at the pub tellin' stories to all the lads
Her kisses tasted better than the back of her hand

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Travelin' 'round the countryside singing in a band
Dancin' and a laughin' with a pint in each hand
Cigarettes, scotch whiskey, and lassies by the score
To hell with the government, I'm gonna have some more

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Couldn't stand you when we first met
And now you're everything and more
You have become my safety net
Now I am learning how to soar

Laughter or irony,
You know what I need
Lovingly your arms enfold me

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So why do you say you're not perfect?
You can read my mind
Anticipate me every time
Change my mood on a dime when I'm hurtin'
No, you'll never make me see
That you're not perfect,
No-no, not perfect for me

I can talk a mile a minute
But I'm tongue-tied 'round you
Why won't I struggle or resist
'cause it's my heart that'll lose

So if a picture's worth
Is merely plain words
The song of my love must be heard

Chorus
Instrumental
Chorus

No-no, not perfect for me
No-no, not perfect for me

Boots for Maggie (Sprauer)

I can see the moon look down shines upon the lake
The wind that bites into my skin, waiting to awake

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Only to be stricken by the steely cold of rain
Begging to be taken to the other side of pain

I can feel the sun go down waiting for the cold
Close my eyes and disappear, never growing old

Sitting in the summer breeze taking in my home
Wondering if this piece of land is all I'll ever own

Listen to your Mother (Sprauer)

Lying in my bed at night
Thinking 'bout her endless fight
The Campbell Clan and fields of green
Robbie Burns and Aberdeen

I Love my child I love my wife
I love these endless summer nights
America's been good to me
But it's the Motherland I long to see

CHORUS
Oh (Oh)-------Listen to your mother
She taught you 'bout the birds and bees
Damn the Queen 'til Scotland's free
Oh (Oh)-------Listen to your mother
She danced a highland fling with me
With a pint of ale and scotch whiskey

Edinburgh and Shetland Isle
Say you will with Gaelic style
With a Claymore by my side
Hebrides and Rivers Clyde

Campbell Graham and Clan McDuff
You know we'll be standing tough
Stuart Castle long I roam
Hello Mum, I'm coming home!

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Tag:
Oh (Oh)------Listen to your mother
The Motherland is calling you
The Isle of Sky and Nessie too!

A Whiskey and a Friend (Sprauer)

In a corner of the past she was just a wee lass
And I tell ya she was tough as nails
'Twas her first time at the bar and we 'nary got far
When I lost her in a pint of ale

CHORUS
Here we are again with all of our friends
Drinking like we have no cares
Sing a song for me, Sing a song for me
And hope I make it down the stairs

Now everybody watched as we drank all the scotch
And wondered what the end would bring
As they headed for the door then we ordered up some more
And everyone began to sing

CHORUS

Now it's time to go home
And everybody knows
Tomorrow is another day
But we'll be back again
With a whiskey and a friend
When you see us be sure to say

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All Right (Sprauer)

Feelin long and lonely gonna get myself free
Gonna make my play gonna make 'em all see
Don't save my soul cause I need it tonight
Take a little bit of magic gonna make it all right,
All right, all right, all right
Gonna make it all right

Oh my mercy tell me what's going on
Gotta mean mother lover tellin me what right or wrong
Don't save my soul cause I need it tonight
Take a little bit of magic gonna make it all right

Big fun, number one
Everybody's got a gun
No frills, oil spills
Feeling low take a pill
Buy this, sell that
Too thin, too fat
Don't fight
Outta sight
Get together make it all right, all right, all right, all right
Gonna make it all right

Never want to wonder
What is on your mind
The ever circling doubt
The fear of what we'll find

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Sell me suits of diamonds
Cut me with the spades
Tempt me with the future
Of this life we've made

Hold me in the darkness
I'll make you see the light
Our secrets lie there naked
The truth we cannot hide

The past that tastes so bitter
Afraid to close my eyes
Reflections in the water
Cleanse me of these lies

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Home (Sprauer)

You came and you shared in the music
As the bagpipes followed you home
"The Campbell's are coming!"
We shouted aloud
And we promised never to roam

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Unfurl the tartan
Uncork the scotch
And we'll raise a glass to you
We opened our eyes and we found you were gone
Brother you left us too soon

The piper is calling you home


It seems that I barely knew you
And you smiled when I struck up the band
But we're brothers in plaid
And Scotland's our land
And we promised never to roam (CH)

(In memory of Troy Campbell)