Biography:
Kenneth McKellar (23 June 1927 – 9 April 2010) was a Scottish tenor
Kenneth McKellar is a Scottish singer who was born in Paisley in 1927. He originally studied Forestry at Aberdeen University, after graduation working for the Scottish Forestry Commission. He later trained at the Royal College of Music as an opera singer. He did not enjoy his time with the Carl Rosa Opera Company and left them to pursue a career singing traditional Scottish songs and other works.
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[Verse 1]
G C G
I sing of a river I'm happy beside.
E A D
The song that I sing is a song of the Clyde.
G C G
Of all Scottish rivers it's dearest to me.
Em D G
It flows from Leadhills all the way to the sea.
Am D G Em
It borders the orchards of Lanark so fair,
Am B7 Em D
Meanders through meadows with sheep grazing there,
G C
And from Glasgow to Greenock, in towns on each side,
G Em D G
The hammers' ding-dong is the song of the Clyde.
[Chorus]
G C G
Oh the river Clyde, the wonderful Clyde!
Em D
The name of it thrills me and fills me with pride,
G C G
And I'm satisfied, whate'er may betide,
Em D G
The sweetest of song is the song of the Clyde.
[Verse 2]
G C G
Imagine we've left Craigendoran behind,
E A D
And wind-happy yachts by Kilcreggan we find.
G C G
At Kirn and Dunoon and Innellan we stay,
Em D G
Then Scotland’s Madeira—that's Rothesay, they say—
Am D G Em
Or maybe by Fairlie and Largs we will go,
Am B7 Em D
Or over to Millport that thrills people so,
G C
Maybe journey to Arran it can't be denied,
G Em D G
Those scenes all belong to the song of the Clyde.
[Chorus]
G C G
Oh the river Clyde, the wonderful Clyde!
Em D
The name of it thrills me and fills me with pride,
G C G
And I'm satisfied, whate'er may betide,
Em D G
The sweetest of song is the song of the Clyde.
[Verse 3]
- Guitar stays at same rhythm, vocals speed up!
G
There's Paw an' Maw doon at the Broomielaw.
C G
They're goin' doon the watter for The Fair.
E
There's Bob an' Mary, on the Govan Ferry,
A D
Wishin' jet propulsion could be there.
G
There's steamers cruisin', and there's buddies snoozin',
C G
And there's laddies fishin' frae the pier;
Em
An' Paw's perspirin', very near expirin',
D G
As he rows a boat frae there to here.
Am D
With eyes a-flashin', it is voted smashin,
G Em
To be walkin' daily on the prom:
Am B7
And May and Evelyn are in seventh heaven
Em D
As thy stroll along with Dick and Tom;
G
And Dumbarton Rock to ev'ry Jean and Jock,
C
Extends a welcome that is high and wide:
G Em
Seems to know that they are on their homeward way
D G
To hear the song of the Clyde.
[Chorus]
G C G
Oh the river Clyde, the wonderful Clyde!
Em D
The name of it thrills me and fills me with pride,
G C G
And I'm satisfied, whate'er may betide,
Em D G
The sweetest of song is the song of the Clyde.
G C G
I sing of a river I'm happy beside.
E A D
The song that I sing is a song of the Clyde.
G C G
Of all Scottish rivers it's dearest to me.
Em D G
It flows from Leadhills all the way to the sea.
Am D G Em
It borders the orchards of Lanark so fair,
Am B7 Em D
Meanders through meadows with sheep grazing there,
G C
And from Glasgow to Greenock, in towns on each side,
G Em D G
The hammers' ding-dong is the song of the Clyde.
[Chorus]
G C G
Oh the river Clyde, the wonderful Clyde!
Em D
The name of it thrills me and fills me with pride,
G C G
And I'm satisfied, whate'er may betide,
Em D G
The sweetest of song is the song of the Clyde.
[Verse 2]
G C G
Imagine we've left Craigendoran behind,
E A D
And wind-happy yachts by Kilcreggan we find.
G C G
At Kirn and Dunoon and Innellan we stay,
Em D G
Then Scotland’s Madeira—that's Rothesay, they say—
Am D G Em
Or maybe by Fairlie and Largs we will go,
Am B7 Em D
Or over to Millport that thrills people so,
G C
Maybe journey to Arran it can't be denied,
G Em D G
Those scenes all belong to the song of the Clyde.
[Chorus]
G C G
Oh the river Clyde, the wonderful Clyde!
Em D
The name of it thrills me and fills me with pride,
G C G
And I'm satisfied, whate'er may betide,
Em D G
The sweetest of song is the song of the Clyde.
[Verse 3]
- Guitar stays at same rhythm, vocals speed up!
G
There's Paw an' Maw doon at the Broomielaw.
C G
They're goin' doon the watter for The Fair.
E
There's Bob an' Mary, on the Govan Ferry,
A D
Wishin' jet propulsion could be there.
G
There's steamers cruisin', and there's buddies snoozin',
C G
And there's laddies fishin' frae the pier;
Em
An' Paw's perspirin', very near expirin',
D G
As he rows a boat frae there to here.
Am D
With eyes a-flashin', it is voted smashin,
G Em
To be walkin' daily on the prom:
Am B7
And May and Evelyn are in seventh heaven
Em D
As thy stroll along with Dick and Tom;
G
And Dumbarton Rock to ev'ry Jean and Jock,
C
Extends a welcome that is high and wide:
G Em
Seems to know that they are on their homeward way
D G
To hear the song of the Clyde.
[Chorus]
G C G
Oh the river Clyde, the wonderful Clyde!
Em D
The name of it thrills me and fills me with pride,
G C G
And I'm satisfied, whate'er may betide,
Em D G
The sweetest of song is the song of the Clyde.
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