Drovers Road from Brave Tigers by Kinnaber Junction
This track was written around the start of the lockdowns with Journey North very much in mind as a vehicle for the song. When I decided to step aside from the band at the end of the lockdowns it sat around for ages as an unfinished project. I've always liked it as a "chorus song" so thought I'd include it as part of the Brave Tigers album.
Tracklist
| 8. | Drovers Road | 3:19 |
Lyrics
High above a Scottish glen, a band of hardy Heilan’ men
Drive the cattle on towards the toon
Through driving rain or blazing sun, the long road sooth has just begun
Wi a promise to the clan to get back soon
Chorus
Got to keep the cattle moving, keep the cattle moving
Keep the cattle moving, doon the Drover’s road
We’ve got to keep the cattle moving, keep the cattle moving
Got to keep the cattle moving, doon the Drover’s road
Our chief provides us common land, and we a’ rise at his command
To fight as brothers for his name and clan
But winter here is long and tough, our land cannot produce enough
To see us through till spring we had to plan
Repeat Chorus
Sleeping in the heather, no matter what the weather
Protecting a’ the creatures and fighting aff the reivers,
Instrumental
For centuries we’ve come this way, driving Kai to market day
Doon to Stirling’s fields or east to Perth
O’er mountain pass, and doon the glen, we walked the miles and back again
Returning to the homeland of our birth
Repeat Chorus
Credits
Written & performed by Gary Anderson
License
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Kinnaber Junction is the musical vehicle for Montrose singer/songwriter Gary Anderson. With over 30 years of gigging behind him Gary has gained a wealth of experience covering a wide range of instruments and genres . Looking at the tracks pulls all this experience together