Yankee Doodle

As promised by Duncan, here are the words to Richard Gibbons farewell song:
(to the tune Yankee Doodle). Hope you enjoy and best wishes once more to the Gibbons.

Richard Gibbons came to town
with Ruth and Michael too
A house in Holm Burn Place they had
And not too far from school.

Refrain
The Gibbons, they are moving West;
We'd love to keep them here still.
We say to them with all our hearts,
Our loss is gain for Greenville.

Richard preached from North to South
and East to West as well - O
Lewis, Lochcarron, Inverness
They thought him a grand fellow. Refrain

Ruth, though quiet, has much to say,
she's gen'rous and hardworking,
sharpwitted, funny, but not up front
when it comes to "churching". Refrain

Michael, nearly 18 years
have passed for you in Scotland
Your love for photos, media, film
now take you to a hot land! Refrain

What will we remember here?
Well - Westerns, humour, teaching,
Stadium Praise, a Lent series
Called "Purpose driven living". Refrain

We'll think of you on Sunday morn
dressed up in robes and smiling
Singing Psalms without a lute -
O that's so beguiling! Refrain

Isabel