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There were diamonds in the rough of the roads

from The Songs and the Poems of the Book of the Gaels by James Yorkston

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We would hide ourselves within
the city’s bars
where we could dance

Your flowing red skirt

And the strength of you!
to peel me once more
from the side of the wall

Too strong a temptation.

Off we go again
in amongst the smoke
and the stares
the golden, the black

We quicken, we rush and we share
over and over
until your legs grow tired
but long, long after my own.

Oh! What a life we had,
us two young Gaels.
There were diamonds in the rough of the roads, those nights.

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from The Songs and the Poems of the Book of the Gaels, released September 29, 2022

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James Yorkston Scotland, UK

This is the home of the limited run releases of James Yorkston, a low-rung sangster from the East Neuk o' Fife, Scotland. For James' official Domino Records releases, his books, live dates and such, please go here - www.jamesyorkston.co.uk/shop/

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