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Jeely Piece Song by Matt McGinn
Jeely Piece Song
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 1st fret
[Intro]
D
[CHORUS]
D A
Oh ye cannae fling pieces oot a twenty storey flat,
D
Seven hundred hungry weans''''ll testify, to that.
G D
If it''''s butter, cheese or jeely, if the breid is plain or pan,
A D
The odds against it reaching earth are ninety-nine tae wan.
[VERSE 1]
D A
I''''m a skyscraper wean, I live on the nineteenth flair;
D
But I''''m no'''' gaun oot tae play ony mair,
G D
''''Cause since we moved tae Castlemilk, I''''m wastin'''' away
A D
''''Cause I''''m gettin'''' wan meal less every day.
[CHORUS]
D A
Oh ye cannae fling pieces oot a twenty storey flat,
D
Seven hundred hungry weans''''ll testify, to that.
G D
If it''''s butter, cheese or jeely, if the breid is plain or pan,
A D
The odds against it reaching earth are ninety-nine tae wan.
[VERSE 2]
D A
On the first day ma maw flung oot a daud o'''' Hovis broon;
D
It came skytin'''' oot the windae and went up insteid o'''' doon.
G D
Noo every twenty-seven hoors it comes back intae sight
A D
''''Cause ma piece went intae orbit and became a satellite.
[CHORUS]
D A
Oh ye cannae fling pieces oot a twenty storey flat,
D
Seven hundred hungry weans''''ll testify, to that.
G D
If it''''s butter, cheese or jeely, if the breid is plain or pan,
A D
The odds against it reaching earth are ninety-nine tae wan.
[VERSE 3]
D A
On the second day ma maw flung me a piece oot wance again.
D
It went and hut the pilot in a fast low-flying plane.
G D
He scraped it aff his goggles, shouting through the intercom,
A D
''''The Clydeside Reds huv giat me wi'''' a breid-an-jeely bomb''''.
[CHORUS]
D A
Oh ye cannae fling pieces oot a twenty storey flat,
D
Seven hundred hungry weans''''ll testify, to that.
G D
If it''''s butter, cheese or jeely, if the breid is plain or pan,
A D
The odds against it reaching earth are ninety-nine tae wan.
[VERSE 4]
D A
On the third day ma maw thought she would try another throw.
D
The Salvation Army band was staundin'''' doon below.
G D
''''Onward, Christian Soldiers'''' was the piece they should''''ve played,
A D
But the oompah man was playing a piece an'''' marmalade.
[CHORUS]
D A
Oh ye cannae fling pieces oot a twenty storey flat,
D
Seven hundred hungry weans''''ll testify, to that.
G D
If it''''s butter, cheese or jeely, if the breid is plain or pan,
A D
The odds against it reaching earth are ninety-nine tae wan.
[VERSE 5]
D A
We''''re wrote away to Oxfam to try an'''' get some aid,
D
An'''' a'''' the weans in Castlemilk have formed a ''''piece brigade''''.
G D
We''''re gonnae march to George''''s Square demanding civil rights
A D
Like nae mair hooses over piece-flinging height.
[CHORUS]
D A
Oh ye cannae fling pieces oot a twenty storey flat,
D
Seven hundred hungry weans''''ll testify, to that.
G D
If it''''s butter, cheese or jeely, if the breid is plain or pan,
A D
The odds against it reaching earth are ninety-nine tae wan.
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