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A song for Scotland's Independence, made in England.
lyrics
From the highlands to the lowlands
From mountaintop to glen
There's a hush of anticipation
For when September comes round again
In the streets and in the homesteads
From loch to landing stage
Every field of heather that's whipped by the wind
Is calling out for a change
Well south of the wall
I've heard the call
That you're clinging to the past
That's rich from the mouths
Of the lairds in the south
With their landed gentry
And high class
They've got us all
Tied to the mast
Chorus
Bella Caledonia
Please don't let me down
Don't listen to the lies
Of the Westminster cries
Just run them all out of town
Bella Caledonia
Though I'll be sorry to see you go
When you're faced with the test
You've just got to say yes
Why would you ever say no?
The old Empire has just got to go
They'll tell you to be sensible
And stop dreaming you'll ever be free
Well where's all the money
And where's all the work?
It's a future they can't guarantee
But if they own a crystal ball
And can tell what tomorrow may hold
They could go down the bookmakers
At two o'clock and com back
With a bag full of gold
They say you'll never make it out on your own
And how dare you be so bold
But if you stick with the suits
Who don't care for your roots
Then your story will never be told
No your story will never be told
Once in a hundred lifetimes
You get the chance to be free
And it's once in your lifetime
And lord I wish it was me
I only wish it was me
Sweet Caledonia my old friend
They're fitting us up and not sharing it out
The old Empire has just got to end
And God help us all if you bend
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