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I hung my harp upon the willowswhen i first made this harbour townMy broken heart by fair Elizastill fresh and raw when i came to townI learned a trade from Alexandera scoundrel of the first degreeand within the year, i was so despondentthat doctor Fleeming well knew meOh, Eglinton floating on the waterOh, Eglinton the rose was there for meI hung my harp high upon the willowsof Irvine town, by the seaOn Hogmanay, I burned the work downI found myself without a crownOh, but I had more than any silverCos' I had a friend in Richard BrownIn Eglinton wood we'd wanderOn the Drukken Steps I would recite"Take your harp down from the willows"said Richard Brown, and he was rightOh, Eglinton floating on the waterSongtexteOh, Eglinton the road was there for meI took my harp down from the willowsRichard Brown, I bow to theeRichard Brown, I bow to theerichard brown i bow to thee Aus Songtexte Mania