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LIFE BEGINS
05:21
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LIFE BEGINS
(B.W. Davies M.C.P.S.)
Well he looked kind of old, with nothin' to say
But he listened and watched as the world passed his way
And I often would see him as he sat on his own
But he never looked lonely, 'though always alone
And I felt kind of strange, watchin' him sip his tea
And I sensed he knew somethin' that was missin' in me
So I searched for the courage to just say "Hello"
And he smiled and said "Son, there's somethin' you need to know".
And he said...
Life begins when you open your eyes
As you start every day, as the sun splits the skies
When you open your heart and you let your love flow
You can touch people you don't even know and life begins, life begins.
He said, "I had a job, I once had a wife,
A house and some kids, a reason for life
But time took them all, I was down for a while
But not down and out, that's not my style.
For I've seen many people much worse off than me
Caught up in the "rat-race," no way to break free
So I grasp every day as though it was my last
And I look to the future and bury the past."
And he said...
Many years have passed on since my friend passed away
But I'll never forget him and what he had to say
And I'm glad I took time to just say "hello"
For, without his words, I never would know
That...
Life begins when you open your eyes
As you start every day, as the sun splits the skies
When you open your heart and you let your love flow
You can touch people you don't even know and life begins, life begins.
When you open your heart and you let your love flow
You can touch people you don't even know and life begins
Life begins.
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COULTER'S CANDY
04:30
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COULTER’S CANDY
(Trad. arr. B.W. Davies)
Mamy gi’e me, my thrifty doon
Here’s auld Coulter comin’ roon’
Wi’ a basket on his croon
Selling Coulter’s Candy
Ally bally, ally bally be
Sittin’ on yer mamy’s knee
Greetin’ for anither Bawbee
To buy some Coulter’s Candy
Pair wee Jeannie is lokini’ affa thin
A rickle o’ banes cover o’er wi’ skin
Noo she’s getting a wee double chin
Fae sookin’ Coulter’s Candy
Ally bally …
Little Annie’s greetin’ tae
See what can her mamy dae
Gi’e them a penny atween them twa
Tae buy some Coulter’s Candy
Ally bally …
Ally bally, ally bally be
When you grow up ye’ll gang tae sea
Tae mak some pennies for yer mamy and me
Tae buy some Coulter’s candy
Ally bally …
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THE RED YO-YO
03:03
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(YOU’LL ALWAYS BE) AN ANGEL IN MY EYES
(Bruce W. Davies/Sandra Davies – MCPS/PRS)
This morning, when you looked in the mirror
You said, “I don’t like what I see”
I must have seen a different picture
For what I saw looked perfect to me
You wished you looked much younger
Like when you were twenty-three
I know you were beautiful then
But it’s the way you are, I love to see
‘Though you say you’re getting’ no younger
You’ll always be an angel in my eyes
You know I’m not the first one to tell you
To laugh at how the mirror tells lies
And, when I say you’re beautiful
I’m making no excuses for age
For what I see in the mirror
Makes me glad we’ve reached this stage
Where we’ve lived and loved a lot
Been through the high and the low
And when I see my face in your eyes
Can’t help but love you and I want you to know
‘Though you say you’re getting’ no younger…
You melted me the moment I set eyes on you
And even more today, though love’s no longer new
(Instrumental)
And I think of my Father and Mother
And the love that filled their life
They only had eyes for each other
A devoted husband and wife
But she was always too fat or too thin
Either too dark or too grey
But she was always perfect for him
And it’s always gonna be that way
‘Though you say you’re getting’ no younger
You’ll always be an angel in my eyes
You know I’m not the first one to tell you
To laugh at how the mirror tells lies
‘Though you say you’re getting’ no younger
You’ll always be an angel in my eyes
You know I’m not the first one to tell you
To laugh at how the mirror tells lies
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MAISIE'S SONG
03:46
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MAISIE’S SONG
(B.W. Davies MCPS/PRS)
Wooden floor, a musty smell
Little brown chair I remember well
Crayoned pictures upon the wall
I can’t forget that little hall
And the lady who seemed forever old
Living the stories she always told
Of love that still goes on and on
In the place where Auntie Maisie’s gone
Collection box upon the stage
A piano from another age
Little books, with pages torn
Some were missing, some just worn
And the lady who seemed forever old
Living the stories she always told
Of love that still goes on and on
In the place where Auntie Maisie’s gone
I didn’t understand it all way back then
When we sang about Zacheus and Fishers of Men
But the seeds were sown in that little room
And I remember when…every now and again
Sometimes I wander, sometimes I stray
Sometimes I’ve been so far away
Sometimes in deep despair and gloom
My thoughts return to that little room
And the lady who seemed forever old
Living the stories she always told
Of love that just goes on and on
In the place where Auntie Maisie’s gone
Yes that lady who seemed forever old
Living the stories she always told
Still makes me want to journey on
To the place where Auntie Maisie’s gone
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SMILE IN YOUR SLEEP
05:23
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UNDER A JERSEY MOON
04:54
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UNDER A JERSEY MOON
(B.W. Davies MCPS/PRS)
I came here last night
When the moon shone so bright
It seemed heaven was here by my side
Saw beautiful places, warm friendly faces
By an ocean, moonlit and wide
But an ocean can’t go on forever
And I know I’ll be crossing it soon
And in all that I do, I’m thinking of you
Under a Jersey moon
Under a Jersey moon
Under a Jersey moon
In all that I do, I’m thinking of you
Under a Jersey moon
I watched the sun rise
Washed sleep from my eyes
And then took a stroll by the shore
Had coffee on the Boardwalk
Wished that we could talk
And found myself missing you more
But this loneliness won’t last forever
For I know I’ll be holding you soon
And in all that I do, I’m thinking of you
Under a Jersey moon
Under a Jersey moon
Under a Jersey moon
In all that I do, I’m thinking of you
Under a Jersey moon
In all that I do, I’m thinking of you
Under a Jersey moon
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SONGS WE USED TO SING
03:49
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SONGS WE USED TO SING
(B.W. Davies MCPS/PRS.)
Every Hogmanay or Gala Day
Jock wad sing and Tam wad play
Wi’ a moothie or fiddle or auld six string
An’ the songs we used tae sing
There was Jim on the box and Kenny, too
When that pair got gaun, what a hullabaloo
There was hoochin’ and dancin’ the Highland Fling
And the songs we used tae sing
It was a rare thing when guid folk wad bring
Songs that he’rts and voices could sing
They wad fairly mak yer spirits tak wing
Oh! The songs we used tae sing.
“An Auld Maid in the Garret” fae Auntie Meg
Stories fae Sandy, aye pu’in’ yer leg
Bill and Bruce made the rafters ring
Wi the songs we used tae sing
An’ auld Mister Currie, his face wad glow
As he sang “Bonnie Scotland” or “Geordie Munro”
Wi’ a “Grouse” in his haund he felt like a King
Wi’ the songs we used tae sing
It was a rare thing when guid folk wad bring
Songs that he’rts and voices could sing
They wad fairly mak yer spirits tak wing
Oh! The songs we used tae sing.
“Westering Home”, “A Gordon for Me”
“Killiecrankie” and “Bonnie Dundee”
“The Road and the Miles” aye went wi’ a swing
Oh! The songs we used tae sing
It was a rare thing when guid folk wad bring
Songs that he’rts and voices could sing
They wad fairly mak yer spirits tak wing
Oh! The songs we used tae sing.
It was a rare thing when guid folk wad bring
Songs that he’rts and voices could sing
They wad fairly mak yer spirits tak wing
Oh! The songs we used tae sing.
Oh! The songs we used tae sing.
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12. |
WESTERING HOME
01:42
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WESTERING HOME
(Trad. Arr. Bruce W. Davies)
Westering home with a song in the air
Light in the eye and it’s goodbye to care
Laughter, oh love and a welcoming there
Isle of my heart, my own one
Tell me o’ lands o’ the Orient, gay
Speak o’ the riches and joys o’ Cathay
Aye but it’s grand to be wauking ilk day
Tae find yourself nearer tae Isla…and it’s
Westering home with a song in the air
Light in the eye and it’s goodbye to care
Laughter, oh love and a welcoming there
Isle of my heart, my own one
Where are the folk like the folk o’ the west
Canty and couthy and kindly the best
There I would hide me and there I would rest
At hame wi’ my ain folk in Isla…and it’s
Westering home with a song in the air
Light in the eye and it’s goodbye to care
Laughter, oh love and a welcoming there
Isle of my heart, my own one
Isle of my heart, my own one
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THE DARK ISLAND
02:38
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WEE CHINA PIG
02:44
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MARY MORISON
04:24
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MARY MORISON
(Robert Burns/Trad. Arr. B.W. Davies)
O, Mary, at thy window be
This is the wished, the trysted oor
Those smiles and glances let me see
That mak the miser’s treasure poor
How blythely wad I bide the stoure
A weary slave frae sun tae sun
Could I the rich reward secure
The lovely Mary Morison
Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed through the lichted ha’
Tae thee my fancy took its wing
I sat, but neither heard nor saw
Though this was fairand that was braw
An’ yon the toast o’ a’ the toon
I sighed and said amang them a’
Ye arna Mary Morison
O, Mary, canst thou wreck his peace
Wha for thy sake wad gladly dee?
Or canst thou break that he’rt o’ his
Whase only thocht is loving thee
If love for love thou wilt na gie
At least be pity tae me shown
A thocht ungentle canna be
The thocht o’ Mary Morison
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EIGHTEEN HOLES
02:43
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LOCH LOMOND
04:45
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LOCH LOMOND
( Trad. arr. B.W. Davies M.C.P.S.)
By yon bonnie banks and by yon bonnie braes
Where the sun shines bright on Loch Lomond
Where me and my true love were ever wont tae gae
On the bonnie, bonnie banks o' Loch Lomond.
CHORUS Ye'll tak the high road and I'll tak the low road
And I'll be in Scotland afore ye
But me and my true love will never meet again
On the bonnie, bonnie banks o' Loch Lomond.
'Twas there that we parted in yon shady glen
On the steep, steep sides o' Ben Lomond
Where, in purple hue, the heiland hills we'd view
And the moon comin' oot in the gloamin'.
CHORUS Ye'll tak the high road ...
The wee birdies sing and the wild flo'ers spring
And in sunshine the waters are sleepin'
But the broken he'rt it kens nae second spring again
And the waefu' ne'r cease fae their greetin'.
CHORUS
Ye'll tak the high road ...
CHORUS Ye'll tak the high road ...
On the bonnie, bonnie banks o' Loch Lomond.
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SMOKY MOUNTAIN WISHES
(B.W. Davies MCPS/PRS.)
If I could bottle up the scent of sunrise in the Smokies
I’d do it for you; I’d give it to you
Or paint the song of birds at dawning in the Smokies
I’d do it for you, only you
If I could sing the red of poppies in the Smokies
I’d do it for you; I’d do it for you
Or share with you the love of friends back in the Smokies
I’d do it for you, only you
But all we have are wishes
And if I could ever make a wish come true
It’s that somewhere down the road we’ll be together
And someday I can share this all with you.
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Bruce Davies Scotland, UK
I have been a full-time singer, guitarist and songwriter since 1984 and host the Spirit of Scotland Show, which presents the best in Scottish entertainment to visitors from all over the world and is Edinburgh's premiere summer Scottish Evening. In the winter, I perform all over the UK and sometimes overseas, featuring the songs of writers I admire, some I've written and some songs of Scotland. ... more
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