Calum's Dream

    Sometimes there are stories
    That simply must be told,
    O' sorrow,joy an' glories
    Past tae young fae old,
    Here is such a story,
    I'd like tae share wi you,
    About a son o' Raasay,
    An Eilean man sae true,
    He was known as Calum,
    Macleod that was his clan,
    The isle he loved was dyin',
    But Calum had a plan.

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    Calums road aye Calums road,
    Built wi sweat an' toil,
    For future generations,
    An' those driven fae the soil.

    Tae turn the tide o' history,
    As hard as that would seem,
    An' secure the islands future,
    That was Calums dream,
    So in the north at Arnish,
    In nineteen sixty four,
    He began tae dig the land,
    The factor cleared before,
    If he could join the-gether,
    The south end an' the north,
    Maybe life would spring again,
    In the homeland o' his birth?

    Depopulation rife again,
    Never far fae mind,
    If he began tae weaken,
    In God strength he would find,
    Wi barrow,pick an' shovel,
    Workin' night an' day,
    Wi nuthin' but his callus hands,
    Calum cleared the way,
    Six days he'd be workin',
    The saabath rest an' pray,
    Then Calums road completed,
    Two decades past the day.

    Calum died in "88"
    A legend amoung men,
    The self-belief that drove him,
    None would see again,
    But he lived tae see his dream,
    His vision had come true,
    The north o' Raasay breathes again,
    Calum thanks tae you,
    So tae that humble man,
    I dedicate my ode,
    Raise yer glasses tae him,
    Tae Calum an' his road.

    Calums road aye Calums road,
    Built wi sweat an' toil,
    For future generations,
    An' those driven fae the soil,
    Calums road aye Calums road,
    As people come tae view,
    The north o' Raasay breathes again,
    Aye calum thanks tae you!