[ti:The Ballad of Greyfriars Bobby]
[ar:The Real McKenzies]
[al:Off The Leash]
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[00:00.00]The Ballad of Greyfriars Bobby - The Real McKenzies
[00:21.11]John Gray was a gardener
[00:22.77]Who  with his wife and bairn
[00:24.50]Arrived in Edinburgh
[00:26.26]The century was nearly turned
[00:27.94]The year was 1800
[00:29.69]That year was harsh and cold
[00:31.46]He could nae find nae work
[00:33.16]Their future so unsure
[00:34.98]To avoid the work house
[00:36.68]And for his family
[00:38.41]He joined the police force
[00:40.23]A constable was he
[00:41.85]A condition of his service
[00:43.66]He had to take a dog
[00:45.35]To watch by his side
[00:46.84]He chose a terrier frae sky
[00:48.40]
[00:49.23]This is the balla of Greyfriars Bobby
[00:52.31]The dog with whom his master
[00:53.79]He would stay
[00:54.75]
[00:55.79]No pain of fear
[00:57.52]For 14 long years
[00:59.24]He stood by his master's grave
[01:02.75]
[01:09.80]Succumbing to his fate
[01:11.31]In 1858
[01:13.10]Johnny Gray passed away
[01:16.30]Laid down in Greyfriars Churchyards
[01:18.39]No marker on his grave
[01:20.11]His faithful terrier stayed there
[01:21.85]He would not go away
[01:23.56]The groundskeeper was told
[01:25.26]The dog must be a lout
[01:27.06]The Greyfriars parish told him
[01:28.55]To keep that rascal out
[01:30.54]But Bobby so devoted to
[01:32.10]His master after death
[01:34.04]The people fed and sheltered him
[01:35.80]And idoled him instead
[01:37.34]
[01:37.93]This is the balla of Greyfriars Bobby
[01:40.96]The dog with whom his master
[01:42.39]He would stay
[01:43.51]
[01:44.50]No pain of fear
[01:46.08]For 14 long years
[01:47.93]He stood by his master's grave
[01:51.23]And he's still standing there today 
[01:54.90]
[02:15.99]Now Bobby and his
[02:16.84]Master stand together
[02:18.05]Though they're dead
[02:19.26]Their bonds  as they say
[02:20.89]Reaches far beyond the grave
[02:22.15]
[02:22.66]So now you know the story
[02:24.45]If anybody asks you
[02:26.13]You tell em of the Statue
[02:27.72]That's in Edinburgh today
[02:29.36]
[02:30.19]This is the balla of Greyfriars Bobby
[02:33.16]The dog with whom his master
[02:34.52]He would stay
[02:35.67]
[02:36.63]No pain of fear
[02:38.35]For 14 long years
[02:40.12]He stood by his master's grave
[02:43.38]And he's still standing there today