Proclaimers, The - Letter From America Lyrics






When you go will you send back
A letter from America?
Take a look up the railtrack
From Miami to Canada
Broke off from my work the other day
I spent the evening thinking about
All the blood that flowed away
Across the ocean to the second chance
I wonder how it got on when it reached the promised land?

When you go will you send back
A letter from America?
Take a look up the railtrack
From Miami to Canada

I've looked at the ocean
Tried hard to imagine
The way you felt the day you sailed
From Wester Ross to Nova Scotia
We should have held you
We should have told you
But you know our sense of timing
We always wait too long

When you go will you send back
A letter from America?
Take a look up the railtrack
From Miami to Canada

Lochaber no more
Sutherland no more
Lewis no more
Skye no more
[3x]

I wonder my blood
Will you ever return
To help us kick the life back
To a dying mutual friend
Do we not love her?
I think we all claim we love her
Do we have to roam the world
To prove how much it hurts?

When you go will you send back
A letter from America?
Take a look up the railtrack
From Miami to Canada

Bathgate no more
Linwood no more
Methil no more
Irvine no more.
[3x]

Bathgate no more
Linwood no more
Methil no more
Lochaber no more.





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  1. B.... B....

    To all the military troops writing home. God Bless them.

  2. J.... M....

    Bathgate no mooah
    Linwood no moah
    Methil no moah
    Irvine no moah

  3. D.... C....

    Like this

  4. A.... H....

    I like this song so does my grandad

  5. F.... D....

    Great song. End cultural Marxism.

  6. V.... H....

    Beautiful! love those guys, they seem to be so genuine

    V.... H....

    They are x

  7. W.... C....

    The Commitments

  8. B.... S....

    Im American. 54 yrs old Italian Irish from Brooklyn. I have Scottish blood as well. I am very proud of that. Very!

    B.... S....

    God bless u Brett I'm half Irish xx

  9. B.... 4....

    Ding dong the wicked witch is dead💚

  10. a.... w....

    Saor ALBA free our country !

  11. P.... B....

    From Wester Ross to Nova Scotia

  12. P.... O....

    This is a great song, always raises my spirits.

  13. I.... M....

    Brilliant

  14. O.... W....

    Takes influence from the trad song Lochaber no More I think

  15. C.... F....

    Being Scottish and young now is honestly amazing and god awful the stupid donk music is just horrible and I’m glad that people have made it big from Scotland and still talk about Scotland like in this song they mention Irvine witch is the place where I was born and this make me so happy

    C.... F....

    Oh the song changed as I was typing but I was talking about letter from America

  16. B.... ....

    Funny how upbeat and catchy the song is despite it being about one of the biggest tragedies in Scottish history

    B.... ....

    It's why it's brilliant, something many Scots connected with because of what happened back then.

    Least we got an incredible song out of it, no dispute about that.

  17. F.... O....

    This song helped me change my life.

  18. T.... L....

    The Immigrant Song.

  19. I.... B....

    This is a nice song

    I.... B....

    Iggy Brows yeah it is

  20. p.... d....

    Do people really get the underlying message that this song screams out....all about Scottish industries dying and people struggling as a result. Catchy but .....

    p.... d....

    shut up debby downer

  21. j.... ....

    Aye I've lived in England which is good, but every time I hear this, it's tears tripping doon the puss. Fantastic song, sunshine on leith makes me greet even more, God bless Charlie and Craig.

  22. u.... ....

    When this song first arrived on the popular music scene it was quite interesting to hear it sung re: 'a letter from USA' in a Scottish dialect English different from a lot of songs then sung usually in American accent English. The Proclaimers then actually sang this almost acappella or without any backing music, nor instruments -their own voices singing are very talented in their own way.

  23. t.... ....

    take a looooook
    Hadrians Wall

  24. u.... ....

    these guys really ham up their accent when they sing

  25. S.... 2....

    I fucking love this song

  26. H.... T....

    did he say westeros to novia scotia?

    H.... T....

    Yeah, these guys are big fans of the show

    H.... T....

    Wester Ross part of a large Highland county which suffered from the Highland Clearances

  27. m.... 5....

    *I sang this in school -- _- its kinda catchy*

  28. a.... m....

    dog shit!

  29. j.... x....

    I live in Scotland

  30. Z.... ....

    i learned this song at my school

  31. C.... L....

    me and my grandad would alway listen to the proclaimers ik the car going on holiday #iamScottish haha love it

  32. P.... O....

    Fantastique

  33. C.... B....

    Edinburgh 1988 !

  34. J.... S....

    hey man what a song what a duo Thank you for the Memories

  35. M.... K....

    Great tune, great memories! :)

  36. S.... B....

    may be a song about no docks work no more in Britain

  37. 2.... D....

    Was at a "Fairwell" party for a friend who was going to work in America for a year and (after a few drinks) we were all singing this as loud as possible, along with other Scottish ditties. Sure it's freezing, always raining and there's always an oncoming storm, but fuck it, I love this country and I can't imagine being anywhere else.

  38. S.... W....

    Greetings from an Englishman in America! Love this song

    S.... W....

    Bed Head :')

  39. M.... M....

    THE COMMITMENTS!!

    M.... M....

    Dance ya bastards!!

  40. V.... G....

    I'm Robert Louis Palamo from NZ,I'm not Scottish, but my Polynesian Parents named me after one of Scotland's sons and these guys are awesome!!!

  41. E.... D....

    BCFC Sainsbury's no more

  42. L.... H....

    just to say where is the first video of letter from america with the little girl lying down and a group of people and the girl play the drum and the proclaimed original video gone please bring back the first original video from last 1987 put it back on YouTube I love the first original letter from america

  43. J.... C....

    do have to pay something to say something?

  44. J.... H....

    I miss Edinburgh To Auld Reekie xx

    J.... H....

    the only thing that ever missed that shit hole was the luftwaffe

  45. J.... H....

    Proud to be an Edinburgh man

  46. C.... A....

    it's shite being Scottish. name the film?

    C.... A....

    Train spotting baby

  47. J.... S....

    I love Scotland and always have done. Whenever I get to that side of the border the people are really friendly. As an English person may I say thank you to all the Scots just for being you.

    J.... S....

    i live in Scotland

    J.... S....

    Joe Sycamore im in Scotland

    J.... S....

    KiwiPlayz same

    J.... S....

    Hello Random Megan

    J.... S....

    You're welcome

  48. w.... ....

    These guys are so legends so glad we have them

    w.... ....

    wilkol31 a know there my cousins fae Glasgow

  49. a.... ....

    This song will always have a special place in my heart. My son was born six weeks early and spent his first couple of weeks in the hospital's SCBU and whenever I was there, this was being played on the radio. My son is now a strapping 27-year-old!

    a.... ....

    annie482000 haggis!

  50. F.... G....

    this song completely reminds me of the entire spring-summer 2013, 100%

  51. B.... W....

    i'm an english bastard and i love this song
    deco the bus conductor does a great version too in the commitments

    B.... W....

    Deco the bus conductor, is that top Deco or bottom Deco? haha quailty!

    B.... W....

    Its a pity Deco (Andrew Strong) didn't do a cover version for this, if not in the Committments, somewhere anyway) He did sound good doing a bit of it in the hotel pissed outta his head lol

    B.... W....

    Maybe it's Art Deco ha ha ha ha ha ha

  52. r.... t....

    where has the fucking original video gone?

    r.... t....

    You can still find it on other video sites.

  53. B.... W....

    Promotion no more

  54. L.... 1....

    Hallelujah

  55. c.... m....

    proclaimers best song by a mile

    c.... m....

    Are you the ex Hibs casual i was top boy of
    RSB in the 80s

  56. h.... ....

    Brilliant song!

  57. r.... ....

    Very well written original song the change over at 1.49 is a very clever piece of music. it makes pubs sing
    "Gan yersel lads" Cheers to awe the fans

    r.... ....

    +rodsreel yay again love it no one had a clue when they were on top of the pops eat yir heart out now soundtrack on new movies

  58. A.... ....

    Love it love it love it

  59. R.... R....

    love this, very special. love the Proclaimers

  60. V.... B....

    3:05 Limburg no more!

    V.... B....

    +Vincent Bossuyt thank you

    V.... B....

    +lynn harris :D

  61. C.... C....

    when you fuck off, will you send back. some weed from america.?

    C.... C....

    +Casper C
    You must be one cool cat.

    C.... C....

    @Mr Susan im giving it my all.

  62. R.... L....

    they suck

  63. H.... H....

    I've been having this song in repeat for the last 45 minutes. One of the most awesome songs ever.

  64. H.... H....

    This song is better than "500 Miles". Love it, love it, love it.

    H.... H....

    Hednisk Hjärtad debatable

  65. R.... C....

    such a beautiful song,on so many levels:::))

  66. o.... s....

    man like cyka

  67. o.... s....

    where's your head at

  68. o.... s....

    SAFC THR TEAM FOR ME

  69. o.... s....

    #TeamSlovakia

  70. o.... s....

    cyka blyat brought me here

    o.... s....

    500 miles

  71. A.... M....

    1983 UK, top of the pops and how music unites even wearing glasses called spectacles?

  72. M.... M....

    love this i live in england now so reminds me off home so much cheers boys x

  73. G.... ....

    Well holy fuck I live in a wee place called Methil.

  74. S.... D....

    Love this song xx bring back proclaimers!!!!! U never hear them on the radio :(

  75. A.... W....

    A definite No as of today and I’m so glad we all stand still united. As the first man on the moon said: From up here we see no borders.

    A.... W....

    poverty and inequality are invisible from space, they are akin from borders and prevent the poor and needy crossing into a fairer more equitable Scotland...which is why we will Never give up the fight for Scottish Independence.

  76. t.... ....

    Take a luke... with that gargantuan cranium. It lukes like spootnik.

    t.... ....

    Oh shit! no more Bathgate? Fuke !

    t.... ....

    Lmfao the words are spelt the same you freak, pronounced different. You're just spelling wrong not sounding anymore Scottish

    t.... ....

    @spankijL ha ha

  77. B.... B....

    @Bayo1A (The Loch Arbour no more, etc) is about Scotland being helpless to prevent Westminster (Margret Thatcher) who was hugely unpopular in Scotland from destroying the industry within Scotland crippling it and causing mass unemployment.  
    P.S Vote Yes in September 
    Alba gu brath!

    B.... B....

    +Bradley Booth Did you listen to the lyrics, its about how the Scots built America and in return in the 1960's America plundered ours. When Government funding ran out so did the Americans, seriously if it was about Margaret Thatcher it would have been called Letter to Margaret Thatcher, You ought to have tried growing up in the 1970's under successive failed Labour governments then maybe you would appreciate the works of the Iron Lady.

    B.... B....

    no its all about the highland clearances

    B.... B....

    No the works quoted all closed in Margaret Thatcher's reign. This is a pro-Scottish and anti-Thatcher song. That is the history of it, how Westminster (not the English workers, they have always been shafted as much as the Scots) has broken Scotland time and again, in the Highland Clearances and the 1980's de-industrialisation and our people have had time and again to travel abroad to find a better life

    B.... B....

    Leslie Wilson Appreciate Maggie Thatcher ? Are you having a laugh? The Miners have shitloads to thank her for.

    B.... B....

    I was always told it was about Scottish emigration to America

  78. J.... M....

    makes me feel young again and again, what a great band. midnight in Dublin having a proclaiming night. sing on forever boys

  79. R.... A....

    Take a look up the rail track....

    R.... A....

    from Miami to Canada, its surreal to see all the name places named after the places here. Not only in Scotland, but the whole of the UK

    R.... A....

    Fuck England go scotland

    R.... A....

    its "take A Luuuuukkkkeee..."

  80. D.... ....

    1:19 From WHERE to Nova Scotia? Because it sounds like he said Westeros.

    D.... ....

    Wester Ross

    D.... ....

    Wester Ross, its a part of Ross which is part of the Scottish Highlands. As opposed to Easter Ross

    D.... ....

    Drellistenstomusic Haha I thought they said Westeros too

    D.... ....

    Same 😂

  81. K.... L....

    They still make mine

  82. E.... L....

    Great fucking song

  83. G.... ....

    I went to see the proclaimers last Saturday! Xxx

  84. d.... p....

    nova scotia!

  85. F.... ....

    No, that's you.

  86. t.... ....

    I would like to point out this is one of there friends or lovers becuase at the start they sing when you go will you send back a letter from amairica

  87. t.... o....

    love the bhoys. been doon south for a long time. hh tae aw tims oot ther.

  88. R.... R....

    It's spelt Auchtermuchty :)

  89. L.... W....

    This song is about immigrating to the usa, the scots came here to your country to find work, they sing of the small towns, hills, etc., that they will miss, "Skye no more, etc", when they leave their home. You need to go there to see the most beautiful country in the world. Check out the views of Skye. These boys came from a small village in Scotland, "Oughtermuckty". Sorry if I spelled it wrong.

    Immigrants from Ireland and Scotland always miss their homeland.

    L.... W....

    It's about immigrating to America. My Grandmother came from Skye to Nova Scotia and then eventually Toronto in 1926. My great Aunt her sister went to Michigan.

    L.... W....

    Maggie thatcher also shut down all the work in escocia, this is why we had to immigrate, ding dong the wicked witch is dead #voteyes

    L.... W....

    Auchtermuchty in Fife

  90. B.... ....

    can anyone tell me what is this song about?

  91. N.... T....

    YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSS!!!!! METHILL :D

  92. Y.... ....

    they are Scottish. x3

  93. p.... ....

    A song I like to belt out whenever anyone tells me they're going on holiday to America

  94. S.... P....

    Best song by 500 miles lol

  95. n.... ....

    left and right centered actually...

  96. S.... Z....

    love song

  97. D.... ....

    if you didn't know they were twins this album cover could look very self centered lol

    D.... ....

    DavidGilmore'sBuffaLove laffin

  98. M.... B....

    One of my favorite songs.