Jeely Piece Song: Matt McGinn

[haggis5k]

I feel like a kid again

[weejimmykranky]

3 peeps disnae like jeely pieces :-/

[garychalmers1984]

theres no place like home

[trickster4664]

FUCKIN luv glesga

[jotr1x1]

He's been in my hoose

[hawickman]

Bullshit. Using some other buggers song

[micktation]

I didnae get the meaning of this when I was singing it as a kid.

Bloody poignant hearing it now, and seeing the state of Castlemilk... Tenements were one thing, but now? P*sh.

Class tune, but. ;)

[GamerInari]

i remember singing this in the school choir on the 25th of january in primary school... and good old country dancing... i miss primary school

[glasgowdmon]

Is that the Anderston flats at the star?

[TheBatmanSmells]

Proud to be Scottish :)

[honeybabemoxie2423xx]

@TheBatmanSmells me 2

[pineappledude62]

@honeybabemoxie2423xx me tae

[BurntBreed]

pure brill

[freshie95]

@Natalie6302 I'm English and understand it without it being translated for me

[xoxBethxox09]

This is fucken amazen. Lmao.

[BigGentleMidgets]

my old hag o a teacher made us sing it but now i luv it

[bobdude213]

Anywan ever sung this tae a English person, it's funny as fuck

[littleblueguitargirl]

@bobdude213 aye lolz , a go to skool in england nd the look on their faces wen a played this song wiz priceless haha XD

[1690haribo]

sounds to irish

[123jsbach]

Good riddance to those bloody flats in Castlemilk-they were a horror and looked like they were imported straight from Colditz. 

[starstruckhearts]

Awww! mind singing this in assembly at school (: and ye cannae shove yer grannie aff a bus (:

[angelblueyes159]

i could do wlt a piece now ......lol

[79loobiex]

ma mammies a lavie cleaner ..? anyone remember that hahaha

[79loobiex]

anybody remember the song about woolworths ?

[79loobiex]

classic haha

[toon10001]

3 hungry weans testified

[TheCalvertam]

Adam McNaughton you legend :')

[Oorkate]

That song was written by my auld English Teacher Adam McNaughton. He used to sing it for us in class. Love it.

[puppydogxx1]

hilarious i love this song my wee brother sings the songs and we espesialy like this 1

[tiggermad]

matt McGinn is the man. lol. his music always reminds me of my childhood and my kids will know it too lol.

[milbury55]

Performed this classic at my primary school in Glasgow in the 70's!

[wispychic]

Great song. My aunty Mary sat next to Matt McGinn in school.

[elmcg]

@wispychic  That's too cute!

[SDC05061956]

As has been stated before the 'Jeely Piece song' was written by Adam McNaughton - another of his classics is 'Where is the Glasgow that ah used tae know'. Big Adam was my English Teacher at Rutherglen Academy in1968-69. The Rutherglen Academy Ballads Club was quite something then -the late Norman Buchan had a hand in it too, I think. Last saw Adam in his wee book shop in Parnie Street but thats a load a years ago now

[the1andObli]

Could someone post the words? I'd love to host a caelie (unsure of the Gaelic spelling) for my mum's side , but I can't hear all of the words. I'm hungry now though :)

[Thisnameistaken11]

Jesus...nothing more cringeworthy than someone painstakingly trying to translate a Glasgow dialect into text form.

[Jigaboo123456]

@Thisnameistaken11 Away Ya bampot ye! You cringe too readily for too little.

If you were a Rid Indian, yer maw should have named ye Dark Cloud!

I had considered a more erudite criticism of your carping comment, but I couldn't be bothered.

[Thisnameistaken11]

@Jigaboo123456 For that we can all be thankful.

[Jigaboo123456]

@Thisnameistaken11 I do not cast pearls unto swine, or elegant prose to the philistine!

[Promoagent]

A wis a wane in the 60s remember that too much a loved ma jam pieces lol

[fringedweller99]

have ye heard the Big Yin sing? Matt got it all on him

[ErnestoCommandante]

@fringedweller99 Behave, the Big Yin is good but he is much better at comedy than singing, Matt learned nothing from him

[laurenmcculloch2010]

hahaaaaa x

[ged1445]

i live in a flat and my maw still flings oot a peice and cheese fur me

[Jigaboo123456]

@ged1445 Ah hope ye catch it! now taht youa re 45 years old, gie Yer Maw a brek and go up the stairs!

LOL.

[tamhunter65]

should pull them all doon

[KoreanMeatball]

woah r all these auld sangs on youtube yees well thats me sorted for a couple a hrs

[jennadoylebabyX]

i love this :$ xxx

[showaddy11]

billy connely says matt canni sing. should listen tae hisel. wit ears ur he using. matt sings loud fur glesga. hail!

[johnmckinlay67]

@marypie14 Lived round the corner from you..the last close in Ardmaleish Road!

[johnmckinlay67]

Cheers for this ,bigmanio. I was one of those weans who "emigrated" up to Castlemilk.

[scotsgirltwo]

Great - remember Matt used to sing up the Glenmorag in Dunoon.

[corkie1005]

Happy Days

[corkie1005]

Happy Days

[TFGtv1]

The Jeely Pice Song was written by Adam McNaughton ...NOT Matt McGinn!

Adam's still alive, kicking and running a shop in Glasgow's Parnies St!!!

[snowyMaru]

proper awesome tunage here like...

I teach this song to my Brownies... They love it :)

[Daisy12630]

All hail the great Matt McGinn. Scotland's Woody Guthrie.

[CMILK1985]

this song is wrote aboot the auld mitchy hill flats in cmilk haha hid some good partys up there man dyno

[Estragones]

Superb

[xxcatrionaxx]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah a mine a had this song on tape and used to sing t it aaaaaaaa th time :D

[angiec0307]

love it used tae sing this when a wis a wean :D

[shuchr]

jeelie piece song fur the x factor and the singer cuid be susan boyle it wuid be a 10 million seller haha

[fayelyon661995]

whataaa legend :L:L love this song! jeeeelie piece :L

[gerard1875]

a great song

BIG G

[maggierosem]

that brung back great memories of singing this in the st. andrew's night concert in primary school.

[supermamajack]

brilliant song, a mind singing it when a wiz born, n now ma we boy sings it!

[CSINewYorkChic]

I remeber doing this as part of a scottish celebration at primary school celebration years ago! ha and then everyone was dancing to "500 miles" hahaha oh how I miss those times!

[zobmyster]

MON the jeely piece song!!!!  THE BEST THANKS

[bgdnb]

love it ...ma da used to sing this to me playin the guitar......nice memories

[xtakeawaythepainx]

I love this song! Scottish born and proud!

[tubitchemo]

hey that was ma mum that wrote that comment ... she keeps usin ma lappie ... if u look up maniloonie ... u'll gt her ...

[headache42]

I remember singing this back when I was a kid....also got to see the Singing Kettle perform it live...totally awesome.

[slinky01tiger]

top class song.... loved it !!! the scots got the best songs defo lol x x

[grengo]

Best song ever!

[spliffythree]

excellent song, nowaday I could only remember the first verse, thanks for reminding me aboot the rest.

5 stars and a fav.

[tubitchemo]

I remember my mum wrapping pieces for my friends and i and throwing them down to us from the window, we stayed in a top flat in Castlemilk Drive lol

[screamingscots]

hen i lived on Dunigoil terrace in the 1970 s went to windlaw school ? god i remember the same thing had a great wee greet .. what year were you on Castlemilk Drive ?

[tubitchemo]

Left the milk Drive aged 7 in 1972, went to Mitchellhill primary

[Thebigyin100]

Mt wee Granny used to sing this song to me when I was a child. I now sing it to my child. Love it

[xbarra1]

the odds against it reachin earth are ninety nine tae wan :L <3

[jockgra]

This brings back many memories for me. I remember seeing him, the corries, hamish imlach etc, in concert. good job

[xoxscottishxox]

oh ye cannae fling pieces oot a 20 story flat...700 hungry wains'l testify tae that!

:D

Absolute Belterrrrrrrrr :)

[AlisonEA]

Hahah @ chateau de lait!!

I love this song - reminds me of my daddy, God rest his soul!!

[gingerpeachie]

Any "Chateu du Lait" punters here? I was from Glenacre Drive?

[Downie188]

Fuckin Amazin

[Downie188]

classic song

[eurostar221]

cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­ooooooooool

[Kazz12321]

Classic. I'm doing housing in Scotland in history the now and we've been told to learn this song, it's brill, used to sing it in my primary, good old days, back when you had no idea what a piece was lol. Love it <33

[Shonaghm]

What a cracker of a song ! Three cheers for Adam McNaughton. I know he used to teach at my old secondary school, Grange Secondary in Castlemilk and I have a theory that he used to look out on to the Mitchel Hill flats from his classroom and that's where he got the inspiration. Does anybody know if that's true ? A true classic.

[susanmcdaid1]

Brilliant song. Last time I heard it performed though the words were revised. The "Clydeside Reds" line was replaced with "the SNP". Scandalous!

[dymond9999]

Does anybody remember singing this at primary school 40 years ago if memory serves me It was on the big wireless in the classroom where you sang along to it reading from a wee leaflet.

40 odd weans singing like linties nae wonder the teacher took a swally at the weekend.

[craigowler]

Aye...in Charleston PS Dundee...of course of coorse wi widnae be singin it like this it wid've been englishised furst tho'

[Kinlochbervie50]

40 year ago?? christ, i was singin it at primary school 12 year ago!

[D3clanb]

9 year ago fer me

[Stevo0088]

Ditto. Amazing stuff.

[masdas67]

god bless thistle street! god bless marys Dairy! long live the gorbals happiest days of my life,St lukes ballater street and a penny bag a coconut oot the bakers wi the mustard painted shop front!

[wilson277]

i moved to england and my kids sing it, coz i teach them all things scotland.

[GregoryUnderwood]

Blessed are the piece makers!

[xummij]

Amen! I *loved* this song from the first time I heard it on telly - it became my party piece!

[gemmawhitson]

We sung this today at school LMAO !

[amandagee1990]

Oh god I remember singing this on Scottish Evening nights in Primary School

[maggierosem]

wow! i've no heard that fae primary school. That was great it brought back fab memories.

[jamierourketen]

no,he just copied matt mcginns style of music

[a1poshpaws]

The footage of the Gorbals is sooooooo nostalgic, and I love this song so much. Brilliant video.

[fee2201]

I love that song

[misseryman177]

been looking for this song for years - thanks 4 posting it.

[fee2201]

its the best

[jimmybobbyduke]

Did Billy Connolly cover this?

[bigmanio]

Don't think so, I remember in the 60s on TV there was a group called "The Islanders" The lead singer looked like Brian Blessed & his wife was a blonde on double base.They used to sing it quite often. I have another version but its not as good as this.

[jimmybobbyduke]

cheers

[Talman]

@bigmanio I think that would be Hamish Imlach you're talking about.

[JoeMoma288]

@jimmybobbyduke yes he did in fact cover this. i have the dvd collection from him ill look it out and mabye upload the piece

[phantomjordan]

@jimmybobbyduke The Singing Kettle covered it.

[bigangie1]

Brill song. We were taught this in primary school when we did a project on Glasgow! Everybody should be taught this in primary school!

[DugEatinBeetroot]

yeah thats were i heard it too - fun times

[elmcg]

Another masterpiece written by the genius Adam McNaughton!

[meterman2]

Spot On elmcg !- Adam was my English Teacher at Cathkin High School - we used to sing it there many a time...

[cheerydavie]

you tube is the greatest another song from my YOUTH (Long gone!)

[sexyjilzo]

thats well minted that the song is hillarios

[fee2201]

It was fantastic. I really enjoyed it.

[fee2201]

great i loved the old pictures and my 9 yr old loved to hear all the words to the song