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The holiday song

from On these dark nights by Jim Byrne

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A song about my holidays on the coast of Scotland when I was young.

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Well I went down
to the harbour
just to watch the fishing boats come in
Loading boxes hosing down decks
that’s what I remember
holiday down by the coast

Well I always had my rod
but I never seem to catch a thing
ice cream fishing chips on my breath
salt and ice and fishing bouys

Sho roo do doot doot doot do ro

Always down at the arcade
flashing lights and ringing bells
but I never seemed to win a thing
Bumping the machine
just a little more change

From the wall to the beach
it always felt so cold to me
My mother said get down to the sea
but I never felt well at all

Sho roo do doot doot doot do ro

On the sand building sand castles
Just a holiday down by the coast

All the commotion at the harbour
Just a holiday down by the coast

Just walking down the front
Just a holiday down by the coast

I remember we went to the putting
Just a holiday down by the coast

Paddling on the beach
Just a holiday down by the coast

Struggling with the wind
Just a holiday down by the coast

Some days it would rain
Just a holiday down by the coast

Watching the fishing boats come in
Just a holiday down by the coast

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from On these dark nights, released December 12, 2008
Jim Byrne (vocals, acoustic guitar and lead guitar), Peter Byrne (acoustic bass, backing vocals), Robert Ruthven (backing vocals).

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Jim Byrne Glasgow, UK

Glasgow based Jim Byrne is an accomplished folk blues guitar player and songwriter. Jim is a recording artist with Fox Star Records.

He has released 4 critically acclaimed albums since going solo in 2008. ‘The Innocent’ and ‘Every Day is Sunshine’ where particularly well received by listeners and press alike (Q Magazine, UNCUT, Maverick, The Daily Record, Folk Blues and Beyond, Spiral Earth).
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