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Michael McGrory from west Donegal
You came to Glasgow with nothing at all
You fought the landlord then the Africa Korps
When you came to Glasgow with nothing at all

Abraham Caplan from Vilnius you came
You were heading for New York but Leith's where you've stayed
You built a great business that benefits all
Since you came to this land with nothing at all

In Scotland's story I read that they came
The Gael and the Pict, the Angle and Dane
But so did the Irishman, Jew and Ukraine
They're all Scotland's Story and they're all worth the same

Joseph D'Angelo dreams of the days
When Italian kids in the Grass market played
Burned out his shop when the boys went to war
But Auld Joe's a big man and he forgave all

In Scotland's story I'm told that they came
The Gael and the Pict, the Angle and Dane
But where's all the Chinese and Indian names?
They're in my lands story and they're all worth the same

Christina McKay, I learned of your name
How you traveled south from Delny one day
You raised a whole family in one room they say
And the X on the line stands in place of your name

So in the old story I'll bet that I came
From Gael and Pict and Angle and Dane
And a poor migrant girl who could not write her name
It's a common old story but it's mine just the same

All through the story the immigrants came
The Gael and the Pict, the Angle and Dane
From Pakistan, England and from the Ukraine
We're all Scotland's story and we're all worth the same

Your Scotland's story is worth just the same
Michael McGrory from west Donegal   You came to Glasgow with nothing at all   You fought the landlord then the Africa Korps   When you came to Glasgow with nothing at all      Abraham Caplan from Vilnius you came   You were heading for New York but Leith's where you've stayed   You built a great business that benefits all   Since you came to this land with nothing at all      In Scotland's story I read that they came   The Gael and the Pict, the Angle and Dane   But so did the Irishman, Jew and Ukraine   They're all Scotland's Story and they're all worth the same      Joseph D'Angelo dreams of the days   When Italian kids in the Grass market played   Burned out his shop when the boys went to war   But Auld Joe's a big man and he forgave all      In Scotland's story I'm told that they came   The Gael and the Pict, the Angle and Dane   But where's all the Chinese and Indian names?   They're in my lands story and they're all worth the same      Christina McKay, I learned of your name   How you traveled south from Delny one day   You raised a whole family in one room they say   And the X on the line stands in place of your name      So in the old story I'll bet that I came   From Gael and Pict and Angle and Dane   And a poor migrant girl who could not write her name   It's a common old story but it's mine just the same      All through the story the immigrants came   The Gael and the Pict, the Angle and Dane   From Pakistan, England and from the Ukraine   We're all Scotland's story and we're all worth the same      Your Scotland's story is worth just the same