Edinburgh Castle

I woke up in the morning Seven twenty-four Drank a cup of coffee Stepped out the door I said Goodbye To my old best friend I took a ride To the old West End I walked along Princes Street My feet were hurting bad As I squirmed inside my shoes I was thinking about my dad There was the bones of a song Beatin' around my head Unless I remember it wrong This is what it said: Edinburgh Castle hugging the sky Cold grey stone, humourless and dry Sitting like a cork on top of the town One of these days I'm gonna blow you down I jumped on a bus A trusty number 23 To the Royal Botanical Gardens Where a ghost was calling me I saw a brace of weeping willows, A burnt and withered land I saw a man and a little boy Holding hands I scanned the skyline It was like the backdrop of a play I never saw your heartless beauty Until I'd been away As I was climbing up The mound It struck me like a chime I must have dreamed this scene About a thousand times! Edinburgh Castle hugging the sky Cold grey stone, humourless and dry Sitting like a cork on top of the town One of these days I'm gonna blow you down I found myself on Forrest Road Feeling pretty sore This city once was mine But it ain't mine anymore And here's my old school, "Jingling Geordie's" And I must confess I couldn't step through that gate Until I'm better dressed Back at Waverly Station Half dead on my feet I got on board the four forty-four, Promptly fell asleep I woke up in Queen Street At my journey's end I've got to say it's totally great To be back in Glasgow again! Edinburgh Castle hugging the sky Cold grey stone, humourless and dry Sitting like a cork on top of my town One of these days I'm gonna blow you down