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Toon o Dalry

from A' the way to Galloway by Jo Miller

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by Robert Murray (1907-1987)

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Some sangs hae been sung boot oor valleys an mountains
An ithers hae praised up oor women an men
But noo we will sing o years lang since gaen
O a lovely wee toon near the banks o the Ken
Wi its nice cheery folk an its weel keepit hooses
Its flooerbeds an roses they aye catch yer ee
An when ye see that nice tidy fountain
You’ll ken you’ve arrived in the toon o Dalry

Lang syne there were cairters, dykers an masons
Wi cobblers, blacksmiths, rabbit trappers an a’
Tailors an plumbers, motor hirers an joiners
Bakers an butchers an ministers twa
There was slaters an painters an haulage contractors
Three grocers, three pubs an a doctor forby
Postmen an roadmen, taxi drivers an buses
A busy wee place was the toon o Dalry

At Newfield the show was aye held in the summer
The day was a Friday, the first week in July
Wi livestock and poultry, dogs, cats and rabbits
A’ washed an brushed up for the judge’s keen eye
There was rinnin an jumpin, sheep clippin an fitba
A brass band in the fiel’ if the day it was dry
The pipers they played an marched doon the toon
Drawing the crowd tae the show at Dalry

A travellin circus whiles cam tae the Kirklan
A’ kinds o animals they aye used tae bring
Wi elephants, tigers, bears, leopards an lions
An wee piebald ponies rinnin roon in a ring
There was shootin wi rifles, roll the penny an hoopla
A man on a bike on a wire up sae high
There was snakes an pythons, chairoplanes, swingboats
The night the circus cam roon tae Dalry

Tam Crozier’s choir aye held a guid concert
His brithers frae Kirkcowan wi their famous string band
An their guest for the night were the very best singers
That was tae be foun in the hale o the land
JM Hamilton sang ‘Be kind tae auld Granny’
Robert Wilson sang o the seas that’s gaen dry
It’s been said his very first time on the platform
Was the night that he sang in the hall at Dalry

Some auld worthies noo ye canna forget them
Johnnie Walker, Auld Findlay and big Jock McKee
Caird, Crobbie an Lankie, Lappie, Preistly an Nally
An Jumpin Johnnie wha had only ae ee
There was General Johnstone wae his wee trap an pony
An Cull Wull wi the beard that aye catched the eye
Osy, Fergie an Chick, Cout, Dougan an Boatie
Happy days they a’ spent in the toon o Dalry

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from A' the way to Galloway, released June 4, 2023

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Jo Miller Stirling, UK

Jo Miller is a singer and fiddler based in Stirling. She enjoys making music in intimate environments like homes and small halls. Jo has also had a long career in music education and as an academic researcher. This is her first album, celebrating the music of her home area of SW Scotland. Jo is accompanied by Amy Geddes, Robyn Stapleton, Neil Sutcliffe & Steve Sutcliffe. ... more

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