Prickly Thorn, But Sweetly Worn Lyrics

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Cover art for Prickly Thorn, But Sweetly Worn lyrics by White Stripes, The

This song is about Scotland. Check it out:

http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/18/white_stripes_dedicate_new_songs_to_scot

And though the bagpipes are played in Ireland though are an instrument most commonly associated with Scotland.