D G A
Michael McGrory from west Donegal
D A D
He came to Glasgow with nothing at all
G A
He fought the landlord then the Africa Korps
D A D
When he came to Glasgow with nothing at all
[Verse 2]
D G A
Abraham Caplan from Vilnius you came
D A D
You were heading for New York but Leith's where you've stayed
G A
You built a great business which benefits all
D A D
Since you came to this land with nothing at all
[Chorus]
G D
In Scotland's story I read that they came
A D
The Gael and the Pict, the Angle and Dane
G D A
But so did the Irishman, Jew and Ukraine
D A D
They're all Scotland's Story and they're all worth the same
[Verse 3]
D G A
Joseph D'Angelo dreams of the days
D A D
When Italian kids in the Grassmarket played
G A
We burned out his shop when the boys went to war
D A D
But auld Joe's a big man and he forgave all
[Chorus]
G D
In Scotland's story I read that they came
A D
The Gael and the Pict, the Angle and Dane
G D A
But so did the Irishman, Jew and Ukraine
D A D
They're all Scotland's Story and they're all worth the same
[Verse 4]
D G A
Christina McKay, I learned of your name
D A D
How you travelled south from Delny one day
G A
You raised a whole family in one room they say
D A D
And the X on the line stands in place of your name
[Chorus]
G D
So in the old story I'll bet that I came
A D
From Gael and Pict and Angle and Dane
G D A
And a poor migrant girl who could not write her name
D A D
It's a common old story but it's mine just the same
G D
All through the story the immigrants came
A D
The Gael and the Pict, the Angle and Dane
G D A
From Pakistan, England and from the Ukraine
D A D
We're all Scotland's story and we're all worth the same
D A D
Your Scotland's story is worth just the same