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Border Reiver

Border Reiver lyrics by Mark Knopfler. Southern bound from Glasgow town, she's shining in the sun My Scotstoun lassie, on a border run We're whistling down...

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Border Reiver

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Southern bound from Glasgow town, she's shining in the sun

My Scotstoun lassie, on a border run

We're whistling down the hillsides and tearing up the climbs

I'm just a thiever, stealing time

In the Border Reiver

Three hundred thousand on the clock and plenty more to go

Crash box and leaver she needs the heel and toe

Shes not to cold in winter but she cooks me in the heat

I'm a six foot driver but you can't adjust the seat

In the Border Reiver

Sure as the sunrise, that's what they say about the Albion

Sure as the sunrise, that's what they say about the Albion

She's an Albion, she's an Albion

The ministry don't worry me my paperwork's alright

They can't touch me, I got my sleep last night

Its knocking out a living wage in nineteen sixty nine

I'm just a thiever, stealing time

In the Border reiver

Sure as the sunrise, that's what they say about the Albion

Sure as the sunrise, that's what they say about the Albion

She's an Albion, she's an Albion

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