The Isle of Eigg Songtext
von Katherine Priddy

If you wander over west where the hills lie all clothed in deep green
Down to black seas where the seals slip unseen
And in the Arisaig of nowhere
The a boat that will go there
Bring whiskey for waves
And let the spray leave you clean

There she rises out of mist to the sounds of the pipes on her shores
They sing of men in a land with no laws
And by the dawn, you′ll be losing brain cells while you're boozing
They′ll leave you wheeling like gulls
But you'll come back for more


The night's all but gone, but we′re still holding on
My lips have turned blue, and her hair was blue too
I′ve lost all my friends, blown my brains out to sea
Oh, Eigg, you have cracked it, but I think you've cracked me

The music won′t end 'til we′re all 'round the bend
And I can′t feel my face but in this sacred place
High rocks surrounding us, thick mist enshrouding us
Our own secret isle where the world can't get hold of us

And as we stagger back to boats that will tear us away from her shores
Part of my heart in her harbor stays moored
And though she breeds bad behavior, her beauty will save you
If it's freedom you need
Let the isle be your cure