Solid Ground

Down the Buckney den the burn crashes down from the

Autumn spate

The gentle hazels rustle as they bend and sway as they

laden wait

My fathers they have walked this road and now I know

And yes didn't they know

There is no great and heavy load

And now I know

And yes didn't they know

CHORUS

Fa la-a la la la-a

We stand on Solid Ground on Solid Ground

Fa la-a la la la-a

We stand on Solid Ground

Across the Arlick face the amber sun beats down to tint

the vivid green

I hear it wide and loud, feel it wild and proud, the

way it's always been

My fathers they have looked this way and now I know

And yes didn't they know

No clever words we have to say

And now I know

And yes didn't they know

CHORUS

Where is the honest truth? Where is the open soul?

Where is the simple smile?

A couthie word or two for the passing stranger who may

rest a while

My fathers they have said these things and now I know

And yes didn't they know

The joy that shared friendship brings

And now I know

And yes didn't they know

CHORUS

It's the Land. It is our wisdom

It's the Land. It shines us through

It's the Land. It feeds our children

It's the Land. You cannot own the Land. The Land owns

you