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132 SONGS OF THE ROAD And in our car away we went

Along that lasting monument,

The good broad causeway which was made

By King George's General Wade.

He built a splendid road, no doubt,

Alas! he left the sign-posts out.

And so we wandered, sad to say,

Far from our appointed way,

Till twenty mile of rugged track

In a circle brought us back.

But the incident we viwed

In a philosophic mood.

Tired and hungry but serene

We settled at the Bridge of Spean.

Our journey now we onward press

Toward the town of Inverness,