Manura Manyah

Lyrics

[Intro] There was one country we visited that had a language almost like English So I learnt a song all the way through This is Scotland And, uh, uh If there's any Scots people here, I hope you pardon me I know I don't pronounce the language right I even tried to translate it into English but it, I lost all the poetry The song was made up in the city of Glasgow by a young songwriter named Matt McGinn He says, "This is a song about the transport revolution That has changed Glasgow into a one-horse town" "One-horse town" he means They don't say "town" or "down" or "around" They say "town, down, around" [Verse 1] I've heard men complain of the jobs that they're doing (They're doing) While hawking the coal, or digging the drain But whoever they are, there is none that compare With a man that sits shovelling manyura manyah [Chorus] With manyura manyah, with manyura manyah With manyura, manyura, manyura manyah Now, that's a sweet chorus, y'all can sing it with me With manyura manyah, with manyura manyah With manyura, manyura, manyura manyah [Verse 2] The streets of the town were all covered around With stuff that was beautiful, golden and brown It was put there, of course, by a big Clydesdale horse And it's name was manyura, manyura manyah [Chorus] With manyura manyah, with manyura manyah With manyura, manyura, manyura manyah [Verse 3] I followed its track with a shovel and sack And as often as no' with a pain in me back It was all for the rent and the beautiful scent Of manyura, manyura, manyura manyah [Chorus] With manyura manyah, with manyura manyah With manyura, manyura, manyura manyah [Verse 4] But I'm feeling so sore for my job's been took o'er And everything now is mechanical power And there's not left for me but the sweet memory Of manyura, manyura, manyura manyah (Once more with feeling) [Chorus] With manyura manyah, with manyura manyah With manyura, manyura, manyura manyah