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Away In The Scheme

by Davy Nicol

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The story, all names, characters, and incidents portrayed in this production are fictitious. No identification with actual persons (living or deceased), places, buildings, and products is intended or should be inferred.

Lyrics D.Nicol ©2020, Music Public Domain

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Wee Tommy Mitchell
He wis’ takin a chance
He had stolen a turkey
To the bus stop he fled
But the polis they clocked him
During his getaway
And the bird was returned
To the butcher’s that day

Wee Tommy Mitchell
No crying he made
As he sat in the corner
Awaiting his turn
The Judge was feeling festive
As the sentence was read
Now he’s back at the scheme
With community work

Wee Tommy Mitchell
He was only 5’6”
Well he ran out of money
Couldn’t even by cigs
Now he sits in his
One-bedroom hoose with a tag
He could do with a drink
And he’d kill for a fag

Joe McInerney
He was sent in the toon
For the last-minute shopping
Jeanie wrote it all doon
When the shopping it was finished
He went into the bar
But he met Harry Fairbairn
And they had a few jars

Seven hours later
Joe was leaving the pub
He remembered the shopping
And was carting it back
But Joe never noticed
He had holes in the bags
When he finally got home
They were just empty sacks

Now Jeanie’s naw talking
To old Joe anymore
She went ‘radio-rental’
Threw his stuff oot the door
But she’s now reconsidered
After giving him hell
And she’ll maybe forgive him
When it gets to the bells

Bless all the dear people
Who live in this scheme
Even wee Tommy Mitchell
Old Joe and dear Jean
Bless all the dear children
Who live on the block
And even the ones
Who are a pain in the...

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released December 21, 2023
Lyrics by Davy Nicol, Music - Public Domain.

Musicians:

Davy Nicol: Vocal and Acoustic Guitar
Craig Stevenson: Accordion
Arlene Nicol: Backing Vocals
Kendal Paterson: Backing Vocals

Picture: File:Tower Block UK photo glw3-12.jpg
Image Sourced: 21/12/23

Additional Text added by Davy Nicol, and original image re-sized to site requirements.

Source and Credit for Original Image

upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/Tower_Block_UK_photo_glw3-12.jpg

upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/Tower_Block_UK_photo_glw3-12.jpg

Miles Glendinning, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

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Davy Nicol Scotland, UK

The "Greenock Road" album was the featured album on BBC Radio Scotland (Iain Anderson), and was also Album of the Week on Celtic Music Radio.

Davy has had his award winning song "Fly With Me" featured as part of the 60th Anniversary for Loganair in 2022.

​Davy is currently working on new original material and is planning on releasing two original albums.
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