“Gourdon by the Sea” Words: Dave Ramsay; Music: Parton Music Inc. For Susan. The song was performed for the first time at the Maggie Law fund raising concert in the Crown Hotel Inverbervie on 21st August 2009 in the Year of the Homecoming. Chorus G-O-U-R-D-O-N spells Gourdon by the sea, The best wee village on the hale east coast, ‘tween Jonner and Bervie, There’s fish hooses, smoke hooses, public hooses, a’ nestled aroon’ the quay, If it’s quality ye seek, get yirsel doon tae Keek for the best fish you’ll ever see. I wis oot wan day doon Johner way, seekin’ lobster frae McBay, I says is it fresh, he says och yes, it’s just walked up frae the quay, I sniffed at its tail and I went quite pale, I says tae him this thing smells high, If it walked frae the sea, richt up tae yer quay, it must have stood on something on the way. Chorus G-O-U-R-L-I-N-E for the best fish you’ll ever see, Wi’ shops in Stanehive and Montrose, and a posh one in Banchory, There’s never any doot when ye’re fishin’ aboot, for something fur yer tea, It’s nae that far frae the Harbour Bar, the best fish shop on the quay. Chorus Rick Stein, Tom Weir, Fyffe Robertson, are just a few celebrities, Tae bring Gourdon’s name and Gourdon’s fish on tae oor TVs, But there’s a famous chef I’m pleased to say, has gone and changed his name today, He’s the chef that swears, but dae we really care, he’s now called Gourdon Ramsay. Chorus Now the Gourline shop sells a’ kind o’ things, there’s a rich variety, A’ kinds o’ fish tae mak’ a fine dish, for yer dinner or yer tea, But if it’s culture ye want then Keek’s yer man, for the local history. It’s nae bather at a’ tae see the Maggie Law, ye’ve jist tae ask him fur the key. Chorus Noo this wee tale is near at an end, as the evening draws tae a close, We’ve made a wee bit money, had wee bit fun, that’s whit we wanted I suppose, But let’s remember for a meenit or twa, brave men who’ve passed awa’ So let’s a’ strive tae keep the memory alive o’ the surfboat, the Maggie Law. Chorus
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