The Saintees Song

by Ian McLaren & The St Johnstonaires

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lyrics

Oh I cannae abide a’ thae Songs O’ The Clyde
And the Forth makes me mad as a hatter
And the Don and the Dee haud nae pleasures for me
And the Ness, I’m afraid, just disnae matter

For here flows the river that gladdens my heart
And carries the message I’m here to impart

There’s nae side on Tayside like St Johnstone
There’s nae team that makes me laugh and cry
Win or draw or lose I’m stickin’ with the blues
My faither was a Saintees man, and so the hell am I
There’s nae team that’s my dream but St Johnstone
I love my club until the day I die
There’s nae twa games the same tae me
McDiarmid Park is hame tae me
There’s nae side on Tayside like St Johnstone

There’s nae team that’s my dream but St Johnstone
A’ week I cannae wait for Saturday
And wha’ would dare dispute that the Tulloch Institute
Contains mair fitba’ insights than the hale damn SFA?
There’s nae team that's my dream like St Johnstone
I love my club until the day I die
And I’d gladly watch the silvery Tay
Wash Tannadice and Dens away
There’s nae side on Tayside like St Johnstone

credits

released August 4, 2023
Vocals: Ian McLaren
Bass: Pete Honeyman
Piano: Alan Sutherland
Guitar: Stuart Nisbet

The St Johnstonaires were recorded in Perth at The Twa Tams on 26th July 2023 with assorted regulars, Saintees fans, and special guests the community cast of “Oh When The Saints."

Written by Stuart Nisbet
Photo courtesy John More