Songtexte Scotty Smith - John Edmond

Long ago on the Scottish Borders, once there was a time
To steal the English cattle was not perceived as crime.
If your forefathers came from the Borders you could not be blamed,
If the blood of a cattle reaver was running through your veins.
A lad disowned by his family left his Scottish shore;
Served the Highlanders and the cavalry in the Indian war.
They say his name was Lennox, that may be true of course
But he was known as Scotty the Smith
because of the way he shoed a horse.
They talk of old Dick Turpin, Robin Hood and Jesse James.
Rob Roy, Ned Kelly, Billy the kid and other names.
Some were highwaymen and outlaws and some were only myth
But a legend in his time was that man called Scotty Smith.
Six foot two with eyes of blue and a beard as red as the sun
Quick with a prank while robbing a bank
and quick with a knife and a gun.
For the hand of a pretty maiden, never shied to fight a dual
Be it fisticuffs or pistols from New York to Portugal.
From the Outback of Australia once to Africa he ran;
Joined the lawmen then deserted and became a wanted man.
And robbing the rich and well-endowed he always would persist;
Livestock, diamonds, gold and guns he just could not resist.
They talk of old Dick Turpin, Robin Hood and Jesse James.
Rob Roy, Ned Kelly, Billy the kid and other names.
Some were highwaymen and outlaws and some were only myth
But a legend in his time was that man called Scotty Smith.
Always had compassion for the sickly and the weak,
For the widows and the children, the bullied and the meek.
He was a master of disguise or any other ruse,
If he didn't steal he borrowed, then came back to pay his dues.
No jail could ever hold him, he was difficult to arrest;
Was like a knight in shining armour to a damsel in distress.
Lived out with the Bushmen in the desert sand.
Was fluent in all languages spoken throughout the land.
They talk of old Dick Turpin, Robin Hood and Jesse James.
Rob Roy, Ned Kelly, Billy the kid and other names.
Some were highwaymen and outlaws and some were only myth
But a legend in his time was that man called Scotty Smith.
He was reckless, he was daring through the country he was feared
But in his later years, respected and revered.
Friend to Boer and Brit and Hottentot alike.
In wars he decided on the British side to fight.
he was born in Scotland in 1845,
Led the law a merry dance when he was alive.
His last halt and resting place in Upington you'll see.
In 1919 laid to rest in that cemetery.
They talk of old Dick Turpin, Robin Hood and Jesse James.
Rob Roy, Ned Kelly, Billy the kid and other names.
Some were highwaymen and outlaws and some were only myth
But a legend in his time was that man called Scotty Smith.