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Heart of Lothian Lyrics
<B> I. Wide Boy</B>
Wide boys, wide boys, wide boys, born with hearts of Lothian
Wide boys, we were wide boys, born with hearts of Lothian
Wide boys, we were wide boys, these hearts of Lothian
It's six o'clock in the tower blocks
Stalagmites of culture shock
And the trippers of the light fantastic, bow down, hoe-down
Spray their pheromones on this perfume uniform
And anarchy smiles in the Royal Mile
And they're waiting on the slyboys, flyboys, wideboys
Rooting, tooting cowboys
Lucky little ladies at the watering holes
They'll score the Friday night goals
I was born with a heart of Lothian
I was born with a heart of Lothian
With a heart of Lothian
I was born with a heart of Lothian, with a heart of Lothian.
<B>II. Curtain Call</B>
And the man from the magazine, wants another shot of you all curled up
'Cos you look like an actor in a movie shot.
But you're feeling like a wino in a parking lot
How did I get in here anyway?
Do we really need a playback of the show?
'Cos the wideboys want to head for the watering holes
Let's go
And the man in the mirror has sad eyes
Wide boys, wide boys, wide boys, born with hearts of Lothian
Wide boys, we were wide boys, born with hearts of Lothian
Wide boys, we were wide boys, these hearts of Lothian
Stalagmites of culture shock
And the trippers of the light fantastic, bow down, hoe-down
Spray their pheromones on this perfume uniform
And they're waiting on the slyboys, flyboys, wideboys
Rooting, tooting cowboys
Lucky little ladies at the watering holes
They'll score the Friday night goals
I was born with a heart of Lothian
With a heart of Lothian
And the man from the magazine, wants another shot of you all curled up
'Cos you look like an actor in a movie shot.
But you're feeling like a wino in a parking lot
How did I get in here anyway?
Do we really need a playback of the show?
'Cos the wideboys want to head for the watering holes
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cant believe that nobody commented on this one. It has maybe one of the most melodic hooks in the history of Rock.
Lothian is the county/district in which Edinburgh is. Saying you have a heart of Lothian is just saying where you come from. Also, the 'Heart of Lothian', full name 'Heart of Midlothian', is a mozaic heart inlaid into the sidewalk halfway up the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, the nearest city to Fish's hometown of Dalkeith. The heart is traditionally spat into when you walk past it, and is a symbol of local pride.
What does "And anarchy smiles in the Royal Mile" and "And the trippers of the light fantastic, bow down, hoe-down Spray their pheromones on this perfume uniform" mean?
@leocarin The song seems to relate to Fish and his friends growing up in Edinburgh (Lothian). To trip the light fantastic relates to dancing and to spray their pheromones on this perfume uniform is getting ready to go out and get a girl. Anarchy Smiles on the Royal Mile is likely relating to people out and about partying on the Royal Mile and thus quite ironic that anarchy is present on the Royal Mile. That's my guess anyway - 8 years late with my answer tho lol.
@leocarin The song seems to relate to Fish and his friends growing up in Edinburgh (Lothian). To trip the light fantastic relates to dancing and to spray their pheromones on this perfume uniform is getting ready to go out and get a girl. Anarchy Smiles on the Royal Mile is likely relating to people out and about partying on the Royal Mile and thus quite ironic that anarchy is present on the Royal Mile. That's my guess anyway - 8 years late with my answer tho lol.