Scottish Breakaway by Alex Campbell.wmv
Picture of the front cover of The Scottish breakaway from Nigel Gatherers site. Its only 5k hence the poor quality of the shot. Photos of Alex were sourced by me from my recent holiday in Scotland.
Scottish flags are from yahoo images. I tried to convey Alex's love of Scotland and his hope for independence in his lifetime. That is how I have themed this clip.
Scottish Breakaway (Coronation Coronach)
(Trad / Thurso Berwick)
Chorus:
Nae Liz the Twa, nae Lilibet the One
Nae Liz will ever dae
We'll mak' oor land Republican
In a Scottish breakaway
Noo Scotland hasnae got a King
And she hasnae got a Queen
How can ye hae the Second Liz
When the First yin's never been
Her man he's cried the Duke o' Edinburgh
He's wan o' the kiltie Greeks
Och dinnae blaw ma kilt awa'
For it's Lizzie wears the breeks
He's a handsome man and he looks like Don Juan
He's beloved by the weaker sex
But it disnae really matter at a'
'Cause it's Lizzie that signs the cheques
Noo her sister Meg's got a bonny pair o' legs
But she didnae want a German or a Greek
Poor aul' Peter was her choice but he didnae suit the boys
So they sellt him up the creek
But Meg was fly an' she beat them by an' by
Wi' Tony hyphenated Armstrong
Behind the pomp and play the question o' the day
Wis, Who did Suzie Wong
Sae here's tae the lion, the bonnie rampant lion,
An' a lang streitch tae his paw
Gie a Hampdon roar an' it's oot the door
Ta-ta tae Chairlie's maw
(as sung by Alex Campbell)
Tune: The Sash My Father Wore
[1984:] The Queen's accession to the throne in 1952 inspired a new flow of songs. Coronation Coronach, to the Orange tune The Sash, is in some ways the archetype of the folk-rebel song: it is both Republican and Nationalist, springing from the not unreasonable reaction of many Scots to the Queen's title of Elizabeth II. [...] This seems to have been the first time a similar objection had been raised since the Union of the Crowns (though some murmurings were heard at the time of Edward VII) - an indication no doubt of raised national consciousness. (Munro, Revival 50)
Lyrics and discussion courtesy of this source mysongbook.de/msb/songs/s/scot...
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Thank-you. I first heard Alex Cambell sing this more than forty years ago, it is even more relevant now than it was then and just as enjoyable.
this is a truly GREAT song. hears tae the lion the Bonnie Rampant Lion. now is the time for a hard Yesxit. FREE ALBA. SOAR ALBA. AND FREE IRELAND ALSO. AS THE TWO CELTIC NATIONS. HAVE BEEN UNDER ENGLISH LAW AND OPPRESSION FOR TOO LONG. SO TIME TO BREAK THE CHAINS OF BONDAGE. GOD BLESS SCOTLAND AND IRELAND. FREEDOM FREEDOM FREEDOM.
I remember Alex Campbell from the 'Jug of Punch' Folk Club in Digbeth. A lovely man with an even lovelier sister! He was a true entertainer to whom money was a secondary consideration, may he R.I.P.
@cjsb22lr
5 жыл бұрын
Wrong Campbell i think
Brilliant, thanks for posting .I learned this song from my parents .
I love to whistle this tune at GAA games.
love this song. INDY twa. well sung Alex. FREEDOM. who the hell did suzie wong.? lol. Here,s tae the lion the bonnie rampant lion.
If you listen to the song it is about Scotland being a republic, that is not having a King. So if Scotland does the right thing and votes for independence hopefully they will dump Lizzy in the process. As to having a flag. Hopefully when Scotland is independent they will choose one for themselves.
The Sash tune? 😆Love love love the lyrics.🏴❣️🏴❣️🏴better happen..AGAIN.
Brits out noo, end westminster rule
just to say it is there to illustrate the song... if you think that there are different flags for the republic... great... sorry I do not know them... K
the lion rampant is from the 1200's . long before being part of the uk . a proud flag . whats your problem with it exactly ?
i looked for scots republican songs and the first flag i seen was a lion rampart thats a a scottish monarchy flag WTF
Thanks bigboaby555.
Can we get the lyrics? I can understand it, but it might be hard for others. Never mind it is in the description. Couldn’t tell if you would have put it in the comments.
alba dont need kings
Long live King Francis II!
sounds like the tune of the sash!!!!!!!!
@SeriousWalrus
8 жыл бұрын
It is set to the tune of Sash.
@paulcobain2245
7 жыл бұрын
Al Campbell actually the sash was sung to his song
@erinboyle6617
7 жыл бұрын
tae hell wae the sash. the most bigoted song ive heard.
@erinboyle6617
7 жыл бұрын
DESPITE FROM BEING SUNG TO THE TUNE OF THE SASH. IT IS STILL A GREAT SONG THE ONLY DOWN SIDE IS THE TUNE. ITS SUNG BY. LOL. FREE ALBA FREE IRELAND.
maybe a guardian ..... again but not nobitlty ..maybe a good republican is what we need
The sash my father wore.... no
Sounds like the sash...
Immigration. Well' I suppose Scotland should embrace those who, like Gael's, came from a cattle herding, horse riding, warrior society based on the Clan system. Therefore, I would admit Amazigh, Arab's, Pashto, and Punjabi's, into Gaelic society. You can compare swords and old stories! Have an Amazigh song!.watch.>>.."cheba maria zina bent bladi"
@seanhartnett79
3 жыл бұрын
cool
@brianboru7684
Жыл бұрын
Ghey
Scotland should leave now.
the lion rampant is from the 1200's . long before being part of the uk . a proud flag . whats your problem with it exactly ?