Scotland dinnae start the fire

Scotland dinnae start the fire

(With apologies to Billy Joel)

North Sea Oil, Irn Bru, Smoked Salmon, Tartan true

Loch Rannock, Our Poor Wullie, Ewan McGregor

Robert Carlyle, Robbie Coltrane, Alan Cumming, Television

North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, Beer Swilling Beggar

Trainspotting, Amy Pond, Rabbie Burns, Bracken Frond

SuperGran, Scrooge McDuck, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

Conner MacLeod, Tam Lin, Scotland's beheaded queen

Dr. Finlay, Whiskey Galore, Golf Ball Double Bogey

Scotland dinnae start the fire

The heather is always burning

Since the kilts have been turning

We dinnae start the fire

No we dinnae right it

But we tried to fight it

Alex Salmond, Tony Blair, and Dame Evelyn Glennie

Vettriano, The Wasp Factory, Deep Fried Cross Bun

James Bond, Buckfast Tonic, Iannucci, Nevis

Inverlair Falls, Lindsay Davidson

Tunnoch’s Teacakes, Scotland’s curling winning team

Gerard Butler, Thirty Nine Steps, Craig Ferguson, Dis Nae Harm

Green Tweed, John Hannah, Gordon Jackson, Courage

Auburn Hair, Twins in Specs, Bowl of Salty Porridge

Scotland dinnae start the fire

The heather is always burning

Since the kilts have been turning

We dinnae start the fire

No we dinnae right it

But we tried to fight it

Muckle Roe, Oransay, Benbecula, Isle of May

Loch Ness, Dougray Scott, A Reproductive Cell

Deborah Kerr, West Lothian, Caledonian Scene

Edinburgh, Shotgun Shell, Alexander Graham Bell…

John Logie Baird, James Watt, Edinburgh Rock, St. Serf’s Inch

James Hutton, Hemming, Alexander Fleming

Orkney, Heart Disease, Bridge Over The River Forth

Berwickshire , Midge Ure, The Celts A Force Majeur

Scotland dinnae start the fire

The heather is always burning

Since the kilts have been turning

We dinnae start the fire

No we dinnae right it

But we tried to fight it

Gordon Brown, Rab C, Tam o’ Shanter in Bed

Wee Dram, Sporran, Sgian Dubh in a long sock

Friday Night Behaviour, Harry Pottermania

South Uist, Billy Boyd, Atheletes Battle Weirdly

Choose Life, Hibs and Hearts, Will The Vote Say No Or…

Scotland taken away, what else do I have to say

Scotland dinnae start the fire

The heather is always burning

Since the kilts have been turning

We dinnae start the fire

No we dinnae right it

But we tried to fight it

Holyrood, McDonald, Loch, Mountain, Firth and Fountain

David Hume, Great Scott , Andy Murray, Celt Rock

Zetland, Perthshire, Kinross-shire, Terror in the Valley

The Kilt Wearing Highlanders, The Wettish Fly Fisherman

Richard Wilson, Airplane, Bomb In The Hold, Lockerbie

Scottish debts, Homeless Pets, Books, Scots, Thistle Stem

Tourists On The Golden Mile, Glasgow holding sport aloft

Yes and No Votes Fighting Now, I can't take it anymore

Scotland dinnae start the fire

The heather is always burning

Since the kilts have been turning

We dinnae start the fire

But when we are gone

It will still burn on and on and on and on

And on and on and on and on...

Scotland dinnae start the fire

The heather is always burning

Since the kilts have been turning