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7 The old Raasay railway, we climbed in the rain,
The weather window of Lorna’s – we sought but in vain. The *Devil had been there, Con pointed this out.
He’d left lots of *toenails, they were all round about.
8 Oor Willie’s the driver, his first time with guides. He tells us wee stories, and poetry besides.
He manoeuvres precisely, reversing with style, When trying to locate the toilets in Kyle.
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9 There was almost a drama, at the Spean Bridge store. When Ros did some shopping, which Phil found a bore. She sneaked out some cashmere, in a carrier bag,
And left poor Phil flustered, with a security tag.
10 And now it’s all over, the CPD tour,
Dinosaurs and *diatomite – these memories endure. The twa Hellabhal mountains, were wonderful sights. But that didnae stop us, frae wild champagne nights.
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[* Denotes a geological term of some kind.]
Morag writes: ‘The Braw Braw Guides concerns the Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire CPD. John Johnson was regularly the CPD driver, although not of the Skye trip. There are always mentions of “reversing” in CPD songs as we had to do it (or rather John Johnson did) frequently. Verse two describes the visit to Mackie’s farm where we saw the cows all programmed to attach themselves to the milking machinery and being rewarded with a regular supply of food. We also went to the Bullers of Buchan and the Fraserburgh Lighthouse museum. Other locations are self-explanatory.’
THE BRAW BRAW GUIDES O’ FYVIE-O (with apologies to the “Bonnie Lass”)
Intro
There yince was a gang
O’ Scottish Tourist Guides
Cam traivelling up to the Garioch, (pronounced Gayrio) Wi’ J.J. at the wheel,
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