Here is a song about fond memories of a childhood in Glasgow and the bridges which span the Clyde. The song was written by Ranald Alasdair MacDonald of Keppoch who in recent years has been confirmed by the Lord Lyon as Chief of the Honourable Clan Ranald of Lochaber Mac-Mhic Raonuill.
Silver bridges continue to be built across the Clyde - and two more are in the pipeline. The illustration shows the pedestrian Bell's Bridge and the crossing between the Glasgow Science Centre and the Moathouse Hotel. In the distance is the Kingston Bridge, one of the busiest river crossings in Europe.
Silver Bridge Across the Clyde
In Glasgow town where I was born
Amid the city noise,
The scene has changed in recent years
Where we once lived as boys.My memory takes me back again
To childhood days gone by,
But one thing I remember still
Brings tear-drops to my eye.Chorus
Silver Bridge across the Clyde
Spread your wide arms over me.
Dancing light upon the water
Brings my boyhood back to me.The tram cars rattling through the night
When we were fast asleep;
The games we played when we were young
The art of living cheap.Now who could dream that beauty lay
Beneath your smoking stacks?
But love and youth all mingled there
Inside your homely shacks.Chorus
On summer days we often played
Out in the Bluebell Wood,
And though we lived amongst the stour
Our young hearts understood.For we could sense that heaven lay
Outside the city bound,
And God's white light of moonlight beams
Is what our young eyes found.Chorus
