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Relegation Blues

HUGH MORRIS

Friday, May 28th, 2004

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 A
1. Weel I woke up this mornin’,

2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 An’ pu’ on m’ kilt an’ sporran,
A7 D
Aye I woke up this mornin’,
A
An’ pu’ on m’ kilt an’ sporran,
E7
Bu’ I didna feel tae happy,
D A
An’ th’ reason I was worryin’…

3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 Chorus:
E7
I got th’ Scottish
A
Third Division, worst in Britain, feel like quittin’, Relegation Blues,
A7
Aye th’ Scottish
D A
Third Division, much derision, near oblivion, Relegation Blues,
E7
Ha’ y’ heard th’ bad news?
D A
I got th’ Relegation Blues…

4 Leave a comment on verse 4 0 2. Weel I wen’ into th’ kitchen
An’ poured m’self a dram,
Och I wen’ into th’ kitchen
An’ poured m’self a dram,
Bu’ th’ wee team I was toastin’
Are in an awful jam…

5 Leave a comment on verse 5 0 Chorus…. I got th’ Scottish
Third Division, worst in Britain, feel like quittin’, Relegation Blues,
Aye th’ Scottish
Third Division, much derision, near oblivion, Relegation Blues,
Ha’ y’ heard th’ bad news??
I got th’ Relegation Blues…

6 Leave a comment on verse 6 0 3. Weel I ate a piece o’ haggis,
Bu’ it didna taste tae guid,
Och I ate a piece o’ haggis,
Bu’ it didna taste tae guid,
‘Cause m’ team’s been relegated,
Jus’ like I knew they would…

7 Leave a comment on verse 7 0 Chorus… I got th’ Scottish
Third Division, worst in Britain, feel like quittin’, Relegation Blues,
Aye th’ Scottish
Third Division, much derision, near oblivion, Relegation Blues,
Ha’ y’ heard th’ bad news???
I got th’ Relegation Blues…

8 Leave a comment on verse 8 0 4. Weel I wandered oot th’ back door
An’ got on th’ bus t’ toon,
Aye I wandered oot th’ back door
An’ got on th’ bus t’ toon,
I’m awa’ t’ droon m’ sorrow,
‘Cause m’ team is goin’ doon…

9 Leave a comment on verse 9 0 Chorus… I got th’ Scottish
Third Division, worst in Britain, feel like quittin’, Relegation Blues,
Aye th’ Scottish
Third Division, much derision, near oblivion, Relegation Blues,
Ha’ y’ heard th’ bad news????
I got th’ Relegation Blues…

10 Leave a comment on verse 10 0 Repeat Chorus ad nauseam…
(end with bagpipes)

© Llew Beaton 28 May 2004

Notes

Guitar chords have been included just in case Eric Clapton reads
football poetry. G’day Eric…

Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/relegation-blues/