Mary Black - Men of worth
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FLeave the land behind, laddie, you've better days to find
FThe companies have the moFney and they'll sDmoon teach you the skG7ills
FGreen fields far away, laddie, the forties and the brae
Be a muFdman or a rouFstabAmout, you'll soonG learn how toF drill
BuGt who will tend the sheep whenF I'm far o'er the Fdeep?
On the NeptFune or the SeaFquest when the snDmow comes to the G7hill
Fla la la la lala la la la la laa
la la lFa la la lFala Amlaa la laG la la la laaFa
Leave the fishing trade, laddie, there's money to be made
The hand-line and the Shetland yawl are from a bygone day
Come to Aberdeen, laddie; sights you've never seen!
Be a welder on the pipeline or a fitter at Nigg Bay
But when the job is o'er and my boat rots on the shore
How will I feed my family when the companies move away?
There's harbours to be built, lads, rigs to tow and tilt
To rest upon the ocean bed, like pylons in the sea
Pipelines to be laid and a hundred different trades
That will pay a decent living wage to the likes of you and me
I ken you're men of worth; you're the best that's in the north
Not men of greed, but men who need the work that's come your way
From Flotta to Kishorn a new industry is born
Now Peterhead and Cromarty will never be the same