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Wha for Scotland's king and law,
Freedom's sword will strongly draw ?
Freeman stand, or freeman fa',
Caledonian, on wi' me.
By oppression's woes and pains ;
By your sons in servile chains,
We will drain our dearest veins,
But they shall be, shall be free.
Lay the proud usurpers low j
Tyrants fall in ev'ry foe ;
Liberty's in ev'ry blow !
Forward — let us do or die.
WEEL MAY WE A* BE,
TO THE SAME AIR.
^Weel may we a' be,
111 may we never see 5
Here's to the king
And the good company.
Fill, fill a bumper high ;
Drain, drain your glasses dry 3
Out upon him, fie ! O fie !
That winna do't agaii*.
Wha for Scotland's king and law,
Freedom's sword will strongly draw ?
Freeman stand, or freeman fa',
Caledonian, on wi' me.
By oppression's woes and pains ;
By your sons in servile chains,
We will drain our dearest veins,
But they shall be, shall be free.
Lay the proud usurpers low j
Tyrants fall in ev'ry foe ;
Liberty's in ev'ry blow !
Forward — let us do or die.
WEEL MAY WE A* BE,
TO THE SAME AIR.
^Weel may we a' be,
111 may we never see 5
Here's to the king
And the good company.
Fill, fill a bumper high ;
Drain, drain your glasses dry 3
Out upon him, fie ! O fie !
That winna do't agaii*.
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/87661767 |
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| Description | A choice selection of esteemed Scottish songs, adapted for the voice, violin, and German flute. Edinburgh : Published by Oliver & Co., [1806]. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.120 |
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| Description | Scottish songs and music of the 18th and early 19th centuries, including music for the Highland bagpipe. These are selected items from the collection of John Glen (1833 to 1904). Also includes a few manuscripts, some treatises, and other books on the subject. |
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| Description | The Glen Collection and the Inglis Collection represent mainly 18th and 19th century Scottish music, including Scottish songs. The collections of Berlioz and Verdi collected by bibliographer Cecil Hopkinson contain contemporary and later editions of the works of the two composers Berlioz and Verdi. |
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