Robin Laing – The Union Canal

Robin Laing – The Union Canal Lyrics

Artist: Robin Laing
Song: The Union Canal

〈Chorus〉
Fountainbridge to Falkirk, over Almondell
By Ratho and Linlithgow weaves a magic spell
Fountainbridge to Falkirk, over Almondell

Follow the windings of the Union Canal
Follow the windings of the Union Canal
〈Verse 1〉
As a child I was enchanted by swans among the reeds

Tadpoles in my jamjar, minnows in the weed
Gazing from the towpath, on my hands and knees
Sunlight on the water, the wind in the willow trees
Thinking on those early days, I was always there

Swinging out on Tarzan ropes, drop in for a dare
Summer was the magic time, but Winter had its day
Skating on the ice until the daylight slipped away
〈Chorus〉

Fountainbridge to Falkirk, over Almondell
By Ratho and Linlithgow weaves a magic spell
Fountainbridge to Falkirk, over Almondell
Follow the windings of the Union Canal

Follow the windings of the Union Canal
〈Verse 2〉
The Union is a quiet place, a relic from the past
See the old stone bridges, they were made to last

It’s just a sad backwater, lazy, deep and slow
A sleepy road that used to be a moving picture show
For once the traffic pulsed along, a beat that had no rest
Lifeline for the Lothians, a gateway to the West

Passengers by the thousands, scows of coal and grain
The Union carried everything before the railways came
〈Chorus〉
Fountainbridge to Falkirk, over Almondell

By Ratho and Linlithgow weaves a magic spell
Fountainbridge to Falkirk, over Almondell
Follow the windings of the Union Canal
Follow the windings of the Union Canal

〈Verse 3〉
A casualty of progress, stranded high and dry
The Union was discarded, left to waste and die
Broken and neglected, falling to decay

All those weary Winter days, lonely, cold and grey
Those winter years are past now,the water feels the sun
The fight against the brambles and silting up is won
Narrow boats and barges steer the old canal

Slipping through the countryside that I have loved so well
〈Chorus〉
Fountainbridge to Falkirk, over Almondell
By Ratho and Linlithgow weaves a magic spell

Fountainbridge to Falkirk, over Almondell
Follow the windings of the Union Canal
Follow the windings of the Union Canal
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Release Year: 1988