John Robertson
Inspired by Ron Culley‘s Firebrand:
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The Ballad of Willie McCrae’s Murder
Shot by his own gun driving alone on the A87 they say
In a way that has been never done hands on the wheel
A man with a case of dark secrets they could not allow
He was shot by his own gun but by grip of the assassin
A man from the mean streets of Glasgow
He rose fast through the ranks in the war
Coming back to serve the law and the people
He began a fight for the rights of his ain folk
Shot by his own gun driving alone on the A87 they say
In a way that has been never done hands on the wheel
A man with a case of dark secrets they could not allow
He was shot by his own gun but by grip of the assassin
Fighting with words against two dark forces
Man’s hand on the fierce power of the sun
London’s abuse of its power in his homeland
A case with shameful secrets taken from the scene
Shot by his own gun driving alone on the A87 they say
In a way that has been never done hands on the wheel
A man with a case of dark secrets they could not allow
He was shot by his own gun but by grip of the assassin
They say he did it himself to hide their bloody guilt
He knew too much about the judges and Thatcher
In fine fettle in the hours before and leaving no note
The case for assassination holds its own ground
Shot by his own gun driving alone on the A87 they say
In a way that has been never done hands on the wheel
A man with a case of dark secrets they could not allow
He was shot by his own gun but by grip of the assassin
Shot by his own gun driving alone on the A87 they say
In a way that has been never done hands on the wheel
A man with a case of dark secrets they could not allow
He was shot by his own gun but by grip of the assassin
The book –
Singing Scotland's Future and Past 
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