Traditional Scottish Toasts

I ran a cross a bunch of Scottish toasts over the weekend. This close to new years, it only seemed fitting.

Cheers!

Some have meat but cannot eat;
Some could eat but have no meat;
We have meat and can all eat;
Blest, therefore, be God for our meat.
- Dr. Plume, The Selkirk Grace, in his manuscripts in a handwriting from about 1650

Here's to me and here's to you,
And if in the world
There was just us two
And I could promise that nobody knew
Would you?

Here's a bottle and an honest man!
What wad ye wish for mair, man?
Wha kens, before his life may end,
What his share may be o' care, man?

Then catch the moments as they fly,
And use them as ye ought, man.
Believe me happiness is shy,
And comes not aye when sought, man!
- Robert Burns.

May the best you've ever seen
Be the worst you'll ever see;
May a moose ne'er leave yer girnal
Wi' a teardrop in his e'e.
May ye aye keep hale and hearty
Till ye're auld enough tae dee,
May ye aye be just as happy
As I wish ye aye tae be.

(girnal - meal chest; moose - mouse)
- Allan Ramsay of Ayr.

Here's to you, as good as you are,
And here's to me, as bad as I am;
But as good as you are, and as bad as I am,
I am as good as your are, as bad as I am.
Old Scottish Toast

With thanks to www.visitdunkeld.com

So let's hear it!

What Scottish toasts do you have for Scrambled Toast?

English Soccer Fight Songs

About a year and a half ago I converted to being a soccer fan (Go Chelsea!). In addition to the game itself, one of the most enduring qualities of a soccer game (especially in the English Premiere League) is the fact that instead of a cacophony of cheers, the fans have organized songs to cheer on and support their team.

Now, even with HD I can't make out word one but oh, how it sounds to have thousands of people singing at full volume. I've researched some of the songs used by a few of the teams and most of them are a hoot, to say the least!

Here are some of the lyrics!

Roll out the Arsenal
Roll out the Arsenal
Lets have a barrel of fun
Roll out the Arsenal
We've got them all on the run
Just one more goal now
Then how we all will cheer 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
The Gang's all here

You are my Arsenal
You are my Arsenal,
My only Arsenal,
You make me happy,
When skies are grey,
You'll never know just,
How much I love you,
So please don't take,
My Arsenal... Away
Na na na na na (ooh)
Na na na na na (ooh ooh)
Na na na na na...

Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way;
Santa is an Arsenal fan
And at Highbury today - oh!
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way;
Oh what fun it is to see
The Arsenal win away

Don't cry for me Aston Villa,
The truth is no one likes you,
All through your crap days,
Of your sad existence,
We stayed away,
We kept our distance.
(anti-Villa)

Stamford Bridge is falling down!
Falling down! Falling down!
Stamford Bridge is falling down,
Poor old Chelsea!
(anti-Chelsea)

You're French and you know you are!
You're French and you know you are!
You're French and you know you are!
(sung to fans of Bruges and Anderlecht, by a number of English clubs)

Oggy-oggy-oggy, oi! oi! oi!
Oggy-oggy-oggy, oi! oi! oi!
Oggy! Oi! Oggy! Oi!
Oggy-oggy-oggy, oi! oi! oi!
Zigger-zagger, zigger-zagger
Shut your mouth!
(favorite at Chelsea and West Ham)

St. Pauli - Wir waschen uns nie!
St. Pauli - We never wash ourselves!

I can't help but wonder what the Super Bowl would be like if
we Americans had such traditions.