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(D)Fountainbridge to Falkirk, (G)over Almon(D)dell
By Ratho and Linlithgow weaves a magic (A)spell
(D)Fountainbridge
to Falkirk, (G)over Almon(D)dell
Fol(G)low the (D)windings of the U(A)nion Ca(D)nal
Fol(G)low the (D)windings of the
U(A)nion Ca(D)nal
As a (D)child I was enchanted by (G)swans among the (D)reeds
Tadpoles in my jamjar, minnows in the (A)weed
(D)Gazing
from the towpath (G)on my hands and (D)knees
Sunlight (G)on the (D)water, the wind in the (A)willow (D)trees
(D)Thinking on those early days, (G)I was always (D)there
Swinging out on Tarzan ropes, drop in for a (A)dare
(D)Summer
was the magic time, but (G)Winter had its (D)day
Skating (G)on the (D)ice until the daylight (A)slipped a(D)way
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The (D)Union is a quiet place, a (G)relic from the (D)past
See the old stone bridges, they were made to (A)last
It's
(D)just a sad backwater, (G)lazy, deep and (D)slow
A sleepy (G)road that (D)used to be a (A)moving picture (D)show
For (D)once the traffic pulsed along, a (G)beat that had no (D)rest
Lifeline for the Lothians, a gateway to the
(A)West
(D)Passengers by the thousands, (G)scows of coal and (D)grain
The Union (G)carried (D)everything be(A)fore the
railways (D)came
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A (D)casualty of progress, (G)stranded high and (D)dry
The Union was discarded, left to waste and (A)die
(D)Broken
and neglected, (G)falling to de(D)cay
All those (G)weary (D)Winter days, (A)lonely, cold and (D)grey
Those (D)winter years are past now,the (G)water feels the (D)sun
The fight against the brambles and silting up
is (A)won
(D)Narrow boats and barges (G)steer the old ca(D)nal
Slipping (G)through the (D)countryside that (A)I have
loved so w(D)ell
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