Gourock Gourock So Good They Named It Once

AnElephantCant help but wonder
What if some of these great songs were written
Not in the US of A
But some place far away
Such as Scotland the northern part of Great Britain

Only 24 Hours from Thurso*
That would take you down past Drumnadrochit**
It isn’t that far
By bus or by car
In fact you could gey nearly walk it

If you’re going to Lesmahagow***
Be sure to wear a crash helmet o’er your hair
It’s not that it’s rough
The folk aren’t so tough
But you get farmers with shotguns down there

My kind of town Kilmarnock**** is
Where they used to bottle the famous Johnnie Walker
But the factory is closed
Killie folk are morose
They think it’s a bit of a shocker

Do you know the way to Kirkcaldy*****
I wouldn’t go there if I was you
It is over in Fife
So it’s not a great life
But go down to the Forth and you can get a nice view

Gourock Gourock****** they only named it once
Gourock Gourock that is betterer than nonce
The folk get all merry
When they get on the ferry
But that is something AnElephant shuns

If you are happy to have finished this nonsense
AnElephant has some pretty bad news
There will be a part two
Coming soon to a blog somewhere near you
And that is why they call it the blues

*  Way, way up north, not far from John o’ Groats
** On Loch Ness, a favourite haunt of Nessie spotters
*** Pretty dull sort of place, noteworthy only for:
a) having the same number of syllables as, and rhyming with, San Francisco
b) Spelling Wogahamsel backwards
**** Was once a thriving industrial town, now pretty much closed
***** Famous for linoleum. Sorry.
****** You can get a ferry to Dunoon, where the world-famous******* Highland games are held
******* Well, world-famous in Scotland********
******** Country in the northern part of Great Britain *********
********* nah, that’s it now, puffed out