“mcgreggor is a section of picky bugger played at half speed. it’s what happened when craig hit the wrong button in the studio, and we all felt it was the perfect fit for a folk story i’d written. i took the name mcgreggor from a monument in mull, which is dedicated to ‘a loving father, a kind emplo...
[Verse 1]
There was lying at the table, crying on the stairs
A raven on the gable singing "Jesus doesn't care"
A woman at the window with her hands on her hips
Staring out across the ocean like the prow of a ship
No blinking or emotion like the prow of a ship
Just endeavour and devotion like the prow of a ship
[Chorus]
Ah-ooh, rest in your bed
Ooh-ooh, McGreggor's dead
[Verse 2]
The kids are in the kitchen carving up the will
While the long line of limousines snake down the hill
They'll keep 'em waiting, they're shaking hands
With the prodigal and pompous who knew the man
Father figures and motherfuckers who knew the man
God's torment at the party as if God knew the man
[Chorus]
Ooh-ooh, rest in your bed
Ooh-ooh, McGreggor's dead
[Bridge]
Recall his lies
Pick up the pen
Record his reign
For the bitch who bore him is in heat again
[Instrumental Break]
[Outro]
Ooh-ooh
McGreggor was written by Craig Potter & Guy Garvey & Mark Potter & Pete Turner & Richard Jupp.
McGreggor was produced by Elbow.