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JOHNNIE COPE.
As written and sung by Mr. M'G. Simpson.
Cope sent a let - - ter frae Dun-bar, Say-ing, Char-lie meet me
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gin ye daur, And I'll show you the art o' war, If you'll meet me in the
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morn-ing. Then hey, Johnnie Cope, are ye wauk-ing yet? Or are your drums a-
beat-ingyet? But I'm a-fraid you'll be too late To fecht Prince Charlie in the morning.
The first lines Charlie looked upon,
He drew his sword the scabbard from,
Saying follow me her beautiful men,
She'll be a devil of a morning.
Then " Bonnie Prince Charlie" the pipes did play,
And " O'er the hills and far away," •
And they march'd nine miles that very day,
Then tookit a rest till the morning.
When Charles did arise at Prestonpans,
So sheneral-like he assembled the clans,
And when he gied the word o' command,
They fought like lions in the morning.
Then a volley from the royalists came,
Which was answered by the men o' the gallant Graham,
And a' the clans just did the same,
Then in a minute or five they got round their left in the morning.
The brave Lochiel, so stout and bold,
His temper he could not withhold,
She wasna there hersel', but she was told,
He killed fifty himself that morning.
Quarter then was a' the cry,
Some on their knees, and some did fly,
Quarter you devils — she'll half you — and down she'll did lie,
For she hisna time to quarter this morning.