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7o
He'll quickly see Donald M'Donald,
Wi's Highlandmen a' in a row.
Guns and pistols and a',
Pistols and guns and a* ;
He'll quickly see Donald M'Donald,
Wi' guns and pistols and a\
What though we befriendit young Charley
To tell it I dinna think shame ;
Poor lad ! he cam to us but barely,
And reckon'd our mountains his hame.
'Tis true that our reason forbade us,
But tenderness carried the day ;
Had Geordie come friendless amang us,
Wi' him we had a' gane away.
Sword and buckler and a',
Buckler and sword and a' ;
For George we'll encounter the devil,
Wi' sword and buckler and a'.
And O, I wad eagerly press him
The keys o' the East to retain,
For should he gie up the possession,
We'll soon hae to force them again.
Than yield up ae inch wi' dishonour,
Though it were my finishing blowj
He'll quickly see Donald M'Donald,
Wi's Highlandmen a' in a row.
Guns and pistols and a',
Pistols and guns and a* ;
He'll quickly see Donald M'Donald,
Wi' guns and pistols and a\
What though we befriendit young Charley
To tell it I dinna think shame ;
Poor lad ! he cam to us but barely,
And reckon'd our mountains his hame.
'Tis true that our reason forbade us,
But tenderness carried the day ;
Had Geordie come friendless amang us,
Wi' him we had a' gane away.
Sword and buckler and a',
Buckler and sword and a' ;
For George we'll encounter the devil,
Wi' sword and buckler and a'.
And O, I wad eagerly press him
The keys o' the East to retain,
For should he gie up the possession,
We'll soon hae to force them again.
Than yield up ae inch wi' dishonour,
Though it were my finishing blowj
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/87662475 |
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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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