TheresNoneMoreScott'sThanThe
ScottsAbroadVille
Look.
I know that the Clancy Brothers and their buddy Tommy Makem,
who made this tune famous in the not so distant past, are Irish.
But it turns out that the tune, and especially the (ever changing) lyric goes all the way back to
17th century Scotland.
Imagine that.
Anyway, while I'm most partial to
the Wailin' Jenny's a capella take, here's my version...
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Why here?...Well, it's a tune to sing with your friends and family at the time of their (or your) leaving, which on the front end of the holidays seems a long way off, but it's coming...Oh, and just in case you were wondering, there's a wee bit of Mic Christopher thrown in there at the end - couldn't help myself.
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