Billy Connolly Videos : Wyndford Wynettes starring the "Billy Connolly of Maryhill"

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Wyndford Wynettes starring the "Billy Connolly of Maryhill"

Wyndford community finds its voice in many ways. Wyndford Glasgow Save Our Schools campaigners wrote a song which shows just what they think of Glasgow City Council and Council leader Steven Purcell's attempts to shut down 25 Glasgow primary and nursery schools. An entertaining performance on a serious subject. The New Labour councillors are warned they will face the music at the next election if they go ahead with their plans to close them. Introduced as "the Billy Connolly of Maryhill", our music man leads off with a rendition of "The Wyndford Song" and the local community relishes joining in the chorus to blast the council and Purcell. Then they sing all the verses again, this time with the accompaniment of a young guitarist. The words of the song are as follows: VERSE 1 "I'm locked in a school in the Wyndford Estate And we're occupying two of our schools. If the council think the parents are soft Then the council are really the fools VERSE 2 Our Wyndford Estate and our two local schools Are the heart of this lovely wee place, And trying to smash our community, Well the council, you are a disgrace! CHORUS/REFRAIN: Oh Purcell, is this the proposals you meant, When you put down our schools to be shut? You talk of class sizes getting too big, Purcell, I think you're a nut!!! VERSE 3 Oh Maryhill Road is a treacherous place, And there's loads of folk been knocked down, But asking young childrn to cross busy streets, Well, somebody's acting the clown (CHORUS) VERSE 4 Our ...

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