He lived in Glasgow quite a while
He knew the west end style
‘Til it was time to go
To go to Standard Life
(No Standard Life)

He left Hog’s Head and Uisge Bheatha
Re-met his lovely wife
And stayed up late
He stayed up late to play
(The Waverley)

(Leith ’til the end)
He’ll always be a Weegie
Supports both football teams
(Leith ’til the end)
But why Dundee United?
A Weegie on the Embra Scene

Because of friendships that he made
At OOTB and The Oak
He wrote more songs
The ‘Pigeons’ won a prize
(The Doo Song Prize)

Living now down Granton Road
The Harbour is his stage
Pigeons again and Arnold Spark’s reprise
(Car Salesman vibes)

(Leith ’til the end)
He’ll always be a Weegie
Nardini’s for ice cream
(Leith ’til the end)
But there’s Equis and Luca’s
Ice cream wars on the Embra scene

(Leith ’til the end)
He’ll always be a Weegie
Meadows or Glasgow Green
(Leith ’til the end)
McGinn, Renton, McNaughton
They all can work the Embra Scene

(Leith ’til the end)
He’ll always be a Weegie
And 50 years it’s been
(Leith ’til the end)
The M8’s not a problem
A veteran of the Embra Scene

He’ll always be a Weegie
And 50 years it’s been
(Leith to the end)
A great big Happy Birthday
And dinnae fear the Embra scene

words: Joanne Renton

interjections: Scott Renton and Mark E Smith

music: Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder

see also:

Uhersky Brod and others at the Edinburgh Fringe 2006

and

Elspeth Sings The Covid Blues