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51St Highland Divisions Farewell To Sicily - Hamish Henderson Chords

Chords: G, C, D

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Genre: folk, poetry, war


[Verse 1]
G C G
The pipie is dozy the pipie is fey
G D
He wullnae come roon for his vino the day
G C G
The sky o'er Messina is unco and grey
G D G
And a' the bricht chaulmers are eerie

[Chorus]
G C G
Fareweel ye banks o' Sicily
C G D
Fare ye weel ye valley and shaw
G C G
There's nae Jock will mourn the kyles o' ye
G D G
Puir bluidy squaddies are wearie
G C G
Fareweel ye banks o' Sicily
C G D
Fare ye weel ye valley and shaw
G C G
There's nae Jock will mourn the kyles o' ye
G D G
Puir bluidy squaddies are wearie

[Verse 2]
G C G
Then doon the stair and line the waterside
G D
Wait your turn the ferry's awa
G C G
Then doon the stair and line the waterside
G D G
A' the bricht chaulmers are eerie

[Verse 3]
G C G
The drummie is polisht, the drummie is braw
G D
He cannae be seen for his webbin a va'
G C G
He's beezed himsel' up for a photy and a'
G D G
Tae leave wi' his Lola his dearie

[Chorus]
G C G
Fareweel ye banks o' Sicily
C G D
Fare ye weel ye valley and shaw
G C G
We’ll a’ mind shebeens and bothies
G D G
Whaur kind signorinas were cheerie.
G C G
Fareweel ye banks o' Sicily
C G D
Fare ye weel ye valley and shaw

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