Biografía:
Matt McGinn era uno de los canautores más importante de la musica folk de los años 1960s y 1970s. Nacido al lado de el famoso mercadillo "The Barras" en Glasgow, Escocia en 1928, la vida de Matt hubiera seguido los pasos tipicos de muchos chicos pobres de su tiempo; robos y crimenes de poca monta, si no fuera que, despues de ser internado durante dos años por robar, un amigo le presentó al mundo de la politica de la izquierda, y la vida de Matt cambió.
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¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
[Intro]
G D G
[Verse]
G C
Wee Ann took her Yo Yo, tae school she did go, though
D G
She shouldnae hae taen it at a'.
G D
It fell frae her haun and it rolled on the grun
D G
And it went through a hole in the wa
[Chorus]
G C
Did ye find a red Yo Yo, red Yo Yo, red Yo Yo
D G
Did ye find a red Yo Yo, wi a wee yellow string?
[Verse]
G C
The daring young Annie, she went tae the Janny
D G
A decent wee man as a rule
G D
It's pleasing to tell that he rang on his bell
D G
And he asked every wean in the school
[Chorus]
G C
Did ye find a red Yo Yo, red Yo Yo, red Yo Yo
D G
Did ye find a red Yo Yo, wi a wee yellow string?
[Verse]
G C
The weans left their pencils and papers and stencils
D G
Tae knock on the doors all aroon
G D
And as they were rapping and ringing and chapping
D G
They asked a' the folk o the toon
[Chorus]
G C
Did ye find a red Yo Yo, red Yo Yo, red Yo Yo
D G
Did ye find a red Yo Yo, wi a wee yellow string?
[Verse]
G C
The polis soon learned an they were concerned
D G
They left a' their murders aside
G D
The whole of the force was alerted of course,
D G
And they went on the telly and cried
[Chorus]
G C
Did ye find a red Yo Yo, red Yo Yo, red Yo Yo
D G
Did ye find a red Yo Yo, wi a wee yellow string?
[Verse]
G C
All over the country, the common and gentry
D G
Were watching their big TV screens
G D
Things really got gaun some when President Johnson
D G
Received an appeal frae the Queen
[Chorus]
G C
Did ye find a red Yo Yo, red Yo Yo, red Yo Yo
D G
Did ye find a red Yo Yo, wi a wee yellow string?
[Verse]
G C
The wires were tremblin when he phoned the Kremlin
D G
Tae ask aboot Annie's Yo Yo
G D
But Kosygin agreed with the greatest of speed
G G
'Sio phonyo orchen strativichen'
[Chorus]
G C
Did ye find a red Yo Yo, red Yo Yo, red Yo Yo
D G
Did ye find a red Yo Yo, wi a wee yellow string?
[Verse]
G C
In Peking and Paris and a' roon the Barras
D G
The people they searched high and low
G D
Till finally Annie announced that her Granny
D G
Had bought her another Yo Yo
[Final Chorus]
G D
And it was a red Yo Yo, red Yo Yo, red Yo Yo
D G
It was a red Yo Yo, wi a wee yellow string
G D G
[Verse]
G C
Wee Ann took her Yo Yo, tae school she did go, though
D G
She shouldnae hae taen it at a'.
G D
It fell frae her haun and it rolled on the grun
D G
And it went through a hole in the wa
[Chorus]
G C
Did ye find a red Yo Yo, red Yo Yo, red Yo Yo
D G
Did ye find a red Yo Yo, wi a wee yellow string?
[Verse]
G C
The daring young Annie, she went tae the Janny
D G
A decent wee man as a rule
G D
It's pleasing to tell that he rang on his bell
D G
And he asked every wean in the school
[Chorus]
G C
Did ye find a red Yo Yo, red Yo Yo, red Yo Yo
D G
Did ye find a red Yo Yo, wi a wee yellow string?
[Verse]
G C
The weans left their pencils and papers and stencils
D G
Tae knock on the doors all aroon
G D
And as they were rapping and ringing and chapping
D G
They asked a' the folk o the toon
[Chorus]
G C
Did ye find a red Yo Yo, red Yo Yo, red Yo Yo
D G
Did ye find a red Yo Yo, wi a wee yellow string?
[Verse]
G C
The polis soon learned an they were concerned
D G
They left a' their murders aside
G D
The whole of the force was alerted of course,
D G
And they went on the telly and cried
[Chorus]
G C
Did ye find a red Yo Yo, red Yo Yo, red Yo Yo
D G
Did ye find a red Yo Yo, wi a wee yellow string?
[Verse]
G C
All over the country, the common and gentry
D G
Were watching their big TV screens
G D
Things really got gaun some when President Johnson
D G
Received an appeal frae the Queen
[Chorus]
G C
Did ye find a red Yo Yo, red Yo Yo, red Yo Yo
D G
Did ye find a red Yo Yo, wi a wee yellow string?
[Verse]
G C
The wires were tremblin when he phoned the Kremlin
D G
Tae ask aboot Annie's Yo Yo
G D
But Kosygin agreed with the greatest of speed
G G
'Sio phonyo orchen strativichen'
[Chorus]
G C
Did ye find a red Yo Yo, red Yo Yo, red Yo Yo
D G
Did ye find a red Yo Yo, wi a wee yellow string?
[Verse]
G C
In Peking and Paris and a' roon the Barras
D G
The people they searched high and low
G D
Till finally Annie announced that her Granny
D G
Had bought her another Yo Yo
[Final Chorus]
G D
And it was a red Yo Yo, red Yo Yo, red Yo Yo
D G
It was a red Yo Yo, wi a wee yellow string
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