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The Wee Magic Stane John MacEvoy

Oh, the Dean of Westminister Was a powerful man, He held all the strings Of the State in his hand, But wi' a' this great business It flustered him nane, Till some rogues ran away With his wee magic stane! Chorus: Sing too-ra-lie-oo-ra-lie-oo-ra-lie-ay! 2. Noo the stane had great powers That could do sic a thing And withoot it, it seemed, We'd be wantin' a King, So he called in the polis, And gave this decree: "Go and hunt oot the stane And return it to me!" Chorus: 3. So the polis went beetlin' Up tae the North They huntit the Clyde And they huntit the Forth, But the wild folk up yonder Just kidded them a' For they did not believe It was magic at a'! Chorus: 4. Noo the Provost o' Glasgow, Sir Victor by name, Was awfy pit oot When he heard of the stane, So he offert the statues That staun' in the Square That the high church's masons Might mak' a few mair! Chorus: 5. When the Dean of Westminister With this was acquaint, He sent for Sir Victor And made him a Saint! "Now it's no use your sending Your statues down heah," Said the Dean, "But you've given me A jolly good ideah!" Chorus: 6. So he quarried a stane Of the very same stuff An' he dressed it all up 'till it looked like enough Then he sent for the Press And announced that The Stane Had been found and returned To Westminister again. Chorus: 7. When the reivers found out What Westminister had done They went aboot diggin' up Stanes by the ton! And fur each wan they finished They entered the claim That THIS was the true And original stane! Chorus: 8. Noo the cream o' the joke Still remains tae be tell't Fur the bloke that was turnin' them Off on the belt At th' peak o' production Was so sorely pressed That the real one got bunged In along wi' th' rest! Chorus: 9. So if y'ever come upon A stane wi' a ring Just sit yersel' doon And appoint yersel' King! Fur there's nane would be able T' challenge yer claim, That ye'd croont yersel King On the Destiny Stane! Chorus: In 1951, a group of Scots Nationalists managed to reclaim the Stone of Scone. It was missing for a few weeks until it was returned. There has been some controversy as to whether the English Southrons received the real one back.

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