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More people tell me that this song makes them cry when I sing it than any other.
I guess as someone who sings about workers and their life and struggles it was inevitable that I’d sing this song about working horses. I’ve always loved the Muckle Horses – there are a couple at Ambury farm near where I live and they are such gentle giants.
lyrics
A've ay worked on farms and fae the start the muckle horses won ma heart,
Wi' big broad backs they proudly stand, the uncrowned kings o a' the land,
An' yet for a' their power and strength, they're as gentle as a summer's wind.
Chorus
So steady, boys; walk on; oor work is nearly done,
No more we'll till or plough the fields, the horses' day is gone,
An' this will be oor last trip home, so steady, boys; walk on.
You'll hear men sing their songs of praise, of Arab stallions in a race,
Or hunters that fly wi' the hounds, to chase the fox and run him down,
But none o' them compare I vow, tae a workin' pair that pulls the plough.
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Aw the years I've plied ma trade, an aw the fields we've ploughed and laid,
I never thought I'd see the time when a Clydesdale's work wid ever end,
But progress runs its driven course and tractors hae replaced ma horse.
Chorus
As we head back our friends have lined the road tae be there one last time,
Not one o' them will want tae miss, the chance tae see us pass like this,
They'll say they saw in years tae come, the muckle horses' last trip home.
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credits
from Bring out the Banners,
released March 11, 2019
Copyright – Davy Steele and John McCusker | Arranged – Paul Brown, Ian Bartlett and Jean Reid | Vocals – Paul Brown, Ian Bartlett and Jean Reid
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