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THE BATTLE OF KILLIECRANKIE. 41
Claverse and his Highlandmen
Came down upon the raw, man ;
Who, being stout, gave mony a shout ;
The lads began to claw, then.
Wi' sword and targe into their hand,
Wi' which they were na slaw, man ;
Wi' mony a fearfu' heavy sigh,
The lads began to claw, then.
Ower bush, ower bank, ower ditch, ower stank,
She flang amang them a', man ;
The butter-box 1 gat mony knocks ;
Their riggings paid for a', then.
They got their paiks wi' sudden straiks,
Which, to their grief they saw, man ;
Wi' clinkum-clankum ower their crowns,
The lads began to fa', then.
Her 2 leap'd about, her skipp'd about,
And flang amang them a', man ;
The English blades got broken heads,
Their crowns were cleaved in twa, then ;
The durk and dour made their last hour,
And proved their final fa', man ;
They thocht the devil had been there,
That play'd them sic a pa', man.
1 Butter-box ; slang word for a Dutchman, on account of the great
quantity of butter they eat. — Grose. In Mackay's little army there
were several Dutch regiments.
2 The Highlanders have only one pronoun, and as it happens to
resemble the English word her, it has caused the Lowlanders to have
a general impression that they mistake the feminine for the masculine
gender. It has even become a sort of nickname for them, as in the
present case, and in a subsequent verse, where it is extended to—
Her-nain-sell.
Claverse and his Highlandmen
Came down upon the raw, man ;
Who, being stout, gave mony a shout ;
The lads began to claw, then.
Wi' sword and targe into their hand,
Wi' which they were na slaw, man ;
Wi' mony a fearfu' heavy sigh,
The lads began to claw, then.
Ower bush, ower bank, ower ditch, ower stank,
She flang amang them a', man ;
The butter-box 1 gat mony knocks ;
Their riggings paid for a', then.
They got their paiks wi' sudden straiks,
Which, to their grief they saw, man ;
Wi' clinkum-clankum ower their crowns,
The lads began to fa', then.
Her 2 leap'd about, her skipp'd about,
And flang amang them a', man ;
The English blades got broken heads,
Their crowns were cleaved in twa, then ;
The durk and dour made their last hour,
And proved their final fa', man ;
They thocht the devil had been there,
That play'd them sic a pa', man.
1 Butter-box ; slang word for a Dutchman, on account of the great
quantity of butter they eat. — Grose. In Mackay's little army there
were several Dutch regiments.
2 The Highlanders have only one pronoun, and as it happens to
resemble the English word her, it has caused the Lowlanders to have
a general impression that they mistake the feminine for the masculine
gender. It has even become a sort of nickname for them, as in the
present case, and in a subsequent verse, where it is extended to—
Her-nain-sell.
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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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