Fingal's Heroes

from Ten Told Tales by Richard Buchanan

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lyrics

Fingal and his associates,
heroes one and all.
Trapped between this world and that
by an interrupted call.
Stuck in limbo until they are set free,
until somebody picks up their horn
and finishes summoning them from beyond
so those heroes to this world return.

The scourge of all injustices,
champions of the oppressed.
These men and women once strode over the land
laying all corruption to rest.
Families told to leave their home
for landlord’s pockets to line
might see that landlord come soon bearing them gifts
and telling of his quick change of mind.

Shuggie stopped anyone hurting their horse.
Mary helped the poor stake a claim.
Hector took out that bad man from the mill
who was treating the women with shame.
Mary stopped boys being forced down a pit,
while Eck made tax a fair amount,
and Fingal ne’er tired of confronting power,
holding those who wield it to account.

Kings and nobles grew to fear
the judgment of Fingal on them
and got in the habit of choosing the good
lest they felt Fingal’s wrath again.
I look around this world today
and find I’m thinking of how,
if Fingal’s heroes ever were needed ever
then that time must surely be now.

Donald would stop those bosses
who poison the land and the sea.
And all those in prison for speaking the truth,
our Hamish would set them all free.
Callum would dunt all the ones that spread suffering
while making personal gains.
And Margaret would slap that president
For what he once did to those wains.

So if ever out you are journeying
and you happen upon their horn,
seize it with both hands and press it to your lips
and blow harder than you’ve ever done.
So Fingal and his heroes
at last are set free from beyond
and soon we will see those cold smiles start to flee
from the faces of those who do wrong.

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from Ten Told Tales, released August 30, 2019

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Richard Buchanan Scotland, UK

Former bass player with legendary Scottish 90s folk rock under-achievers The Lost Soul Band, Richard now writes, performs and records songs that draw from a wide range of influences.

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