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John Smeaton: A Tribute

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Courtesy of Sho, I thought it was only right to share this reworking of "Flower of Scotland", penned in tribute to John Smeaton:

O John of Smeaton
When will we see your like again
That fought and panned in
Two Al Qaeda men
And set about them
Osama's army
And sent him homeward
Tae think again

The airport's bare now
And cherokees lie burnt and still
O'er land that is saved now
Which brave Sir Smeato held
And set about them
Osama's army
And sent him homeward
Tae think again

Those days are passed now
And in the past they must remain
But we can still rise now
And be a nation again
That set about them
Osama's army
And sent him homeward
Tae think again

Labels: Blogfodder, Heroes, Music, Scotland, Terrorism

posted by Groanin' Jock @ 9:43 AM

2 Comments:

At 12:28 AM, CoralPoetry said…

Hi,

This is a wonderful poem and a wonderful tribute to John Smeaton's bravery. You are truly gifted with the verse.

Regards,
Coral
At 8:21 AM, Groanin' Jock said…

Well thank you Coral. I can't take the credit for it though, it's someone else's bastardised version of the national anthem, not mine!