Dick Gaughan - John maclean march

Hey ^CMac did ye see him as he cam in by Gorgie, ^FAwa ower the ^CLammerlaw and ^D7north o’ the ^GTay? ^CYon man is comin’ and the hale toon is turnin’ oot, We’re ^Faa’ sair he’ll ^Cwin back tae ^GGlasga the ^Cday.

The ^Cjiners and hauders-on are marchin’ fae Clydebank, ^FCome noo an’ ^Chear him, he’ll be ^D7ower thrang tae ^Gbide. Turn ^Coot Jock and Jimmie, leave yer cranes an’ yer muckle gantries ^FGreat John Mac^CLean’s comin’ ^Gback tae the ^CClyde.

^CArgyle Street and London Road’s the route that we’re mairchin’ ^FThe lads frae the ^CBroomielaw are ^D7oot tae a ^Gman. Hey, ^CNeil, whaur’s yer hoderums, ye big Hielan teuchter?. Get yer ^Fpipes, mate, and ^Cmarch at the ^Gheid o’the ^Cclan!

Hallo ^CPat Malone, sure I knew ye’d be here, son The ^Fred and the ^Cgreen, my lads, we’ll ^D7wear side by ^Gside, The ^CGorbals is his the day and Glasgae belangs tae him, Noo ^Fgreat John ^CMacLean’s comin’ ^Ghame tae the ^CClyde.

It’s ^Cforward tae Glasga Green we’ll mairch in guid order, ^FWill grips his ^Cbanner weel, that ^D7boy isna ^Gblate, Aye ^Cthere man, that’s Johnny noo, that’s him, aye, the bonnie fechter ^FLenin’s his ^Cfere, Mac, and ^GLeibnecht’s his ^Cmate.

Tak ^Ctent when he’s speakin’ for they’ll mind whit wis said here In ^FGlasgae our ^Ccity and the ^D7hale world be^Gsides. Tha’s ^Cricht, lads, the scarlet’s bonnie, here’s tae ye Hielan’ Shonie! ^FOor John Mac^CLean has come ^Ghame to the ^CClyde.

An ^Cweel when it’s ower, I’ll awa hame tae Springburn, ^FCome hame tae yer ^Ctea noo, John, we’ll ^D7soon hae ye ^Gfed! It’s ^Chard wark the speakin’, an I’m sair ye’ll be tired the nicht, I’ll ^Fsleep on the ^Cflair, Mac, and ^Ggie John the ^Cbed.

The ^Chale city’s quiet noo, It kens that he’s restin’ ^FHame wi’ his ^CGlasga freens, the ^D7fame and their ^Gpride. The ^Cred will be worn, my lads, and Scotland will rise again, Noo ^Fgreat John Mac^CLean has come ^Ghame tae the ^CClyde.