The Land of Pies

Wigan Today

A brand new song about Wigan  The Land of Pies  Credit: Gary Winstanley

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00:00There's a little town up in the North West

00:18Many will say it's simply the best

00:22We've got the Rugby League and Latics as well

00:26The town is called Wigan, that's where we all dwell

00:29We come from the land of pies

00:32We come from the land of pies

00:36Wigan is a glorious place

00:40Living here puts a smile on your face

00:43Wigan is the land of pies

00:46We've got Uncle Joe's mint balls

00:50That keep us all aglow

00:54And the pots like Harry's, Berkley and Moon

00:58We watch those beers flow

01:01We even have our own language here

01:05With words like Aurete, Belton and Deer

01:08There's the landmarks, Scholes, Henge, the Park and the Pier

01:14We come from the land of pies

01:19We come from the land of pies

01:23Wigan is a glorious place

01:26Living here puts a smile on your face

01:30Wigan is the land of pies

01:33Some living plaque was norley or pen

01:38The people of Spandish, we must look up to them

01:41There's them up in asphalt, Ashton and Ince

01:45Marsh, Bonk, Poolstock with their own roller rink

01:49And the folk of Beach Hill atop of the bill

01:52It's okay to reside in all of those places

01:56We even go to Haydok for a day at the races

02:00We come from the land of pies

02:04We come from the land of pies

02:07Wigan is a glorious place

02:10Living here puts a smile on your face

02:13Wigan is the land of pies

02:16We don't just eat pies though

02:20There's other Jack B too

02:24Babies, Yed, Lobbies, Smatch, Chips and Peas

02:29That's just a selection of what we have for tea

02:32We come from the land of pies

02:36We come from the land of pies

02:40Wigan is a glorious place

02:43Living here puts a smile on your face

02:47Wigan is the land of pies

02:50Wigan till we die

02:52Wigan is the land of pies

02:56Wigan is the land of pies

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