Matt McGinn- Jeely Piece Song Lyrics [Scottish song]

Well this is a change from what I normally upload ! It's actually intended for someone and I won't be uploading content like this again.

All credit goes to MrSPECTRUM7 for the video of Matt McGinn's live performance of this classic Scottish song of which I have added lyrics to for people that want to follow along!

For anyone not Scottish here is my best attempt at a translation:

Hey mum! throw me another sandwich!
Here you are son, catch.

you can't throw sandwiches from a twenty story flat,
Seven hundred hungry kids will testify to that,
If it's butter, cheese or jelly,
If the bread is plain or pan,
The odds against it reaching earth are ninety-nine to one.

I'm a skyscraper kid,
living on the 18th floor,
but I'm not going out to play anymore,
For since I moved to Castlemilk I'm wasting away,
For I'm getting one less meal every day

you can't throw sandwiches from a twenty story flat,
Seven hundred hungry kids will testify to that,
If it's butter, cheese or jelly,
If the bread is plain or pan,
The odds against it reaching earth are ninety-nine to one.

On the first day my mother threw a sandwich- Hovis Brown,
It came flying out the window and went up instead of down,
Now every twenty seven hours it comes back into sight,
For my sandwich went into orbit and became a satellite

you can't throw sandwiches from a twenty story flat,
Seven hundred hungry kids will testify to that,
If it's butter, cheese or jelly,
If the bread is plain or pan,
The odds against it reaching earth are ninety-nine to one.

On the second day my mother thought she'd try it once again,
it went and hit a pilot of a slow low flying plane,
As he scraped it off his goggles he cried through the intercom,
The Clydeside Reds have hit me with a jelly sandwich bomb!

you can't throw sandwiches from a twenty story flat,
Seven hundred hungry kids will testify to that,
If it's butter, cheese or jelly,
If the bread is plain or pan,
The odds against it reaching earth are ninety-nine to one.

On the third day my mother thought she'd try another throw,
The Salvation Army band were playing down below,
"Onward Christian Soldiers" was the song they should have played,
but the oompahman was playing a piece and marmalade.

you can't throw sandwiches from a twenty story flat,
Seven hundred hungry kids will testify to that,
If it's butter, cheese or jelly,
If the bread is plain or pan,
The odds against it reaching earth are ninety-nine to one.

Now we have written to Oxfam asking for some aid,
And all the kids in Castlemilk have formed a "Sandwich Brigade",
They're going to march to George's Square demanding civil rights,
Like no more buildings over sandwich throwing height!

you can't throw sandwiches from a twenty story flat,
Seven hundred hungry kids will testify to that,
If it's butter, cheese or jelly,
If the bread is plain or pan,
The odds against it reaching earth are ninety-nine to ooooooooooone
Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to this song or any of its contents. This video is a transformative use of copyrighted work not intended for personal gain. All rights belong to the original artist.

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