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42 SONGS OF SCOTLAND.
The Solemn League and Covenant
Cam whigging up the hill, man ;
Thocht Highland trews durst not refuse
For to subscribe their bill, then :
In Willie's name, they thocht nae ane
Durst stop their course at a', man ;
But Her-nain-sell, wi' mony a knock,
Cried, Furich, Whigs, awa', man.
Sir Evan Dhu, 1 and his men true,
Cam linking up the brink, man ;
The Hogan Dutch, they feared such,
They bred a horrid stink, then.
The true MacLean, and his fierce men,
Cam in amang them a', man ;
Nane durst withstand his heavy hand ;
A' fled and ran awa', then.
Och on a righ ! och on a righ !
Why should she lose King Shames, man ?
Och rig in di ! och rig in di !
She shall break a' her banes, then ;
With furichinich, and stay a while,
And speak a word or twa, man ;
She 's gie ye a straik out ower the neck,
Before ye win awa', then.
Oh, fie for shame, ye 're three for ane !
Her-nain-sell' s won the day, man.
King Shames' red-coats should be hung up,
Because they ran awa', then. 2
1 Sir Evan Cameron of Lochiel.
2 The author appears here to allude to the general conduct of King
James's army in the crisis of the Revolution.
The Solemn League and Covenant
Cam whigging up the hill, man ;
Thocht Highland trews durst not refuse
For to subscribe their bill, then :
In Willie's name, they thocht nae ane
Durst stop their course at a', man ;
But Her-nain-sell, wi' mony a knock,
Cried, Furich, Whigs, awa', man.
Sir Evan Dhu, 1 and his men true,
Cam linking up the brink, man ;
The Hogan Dutch, they feared such,
They bred a horrid stink, then.
The true MacLean, and his fierce men,
Cam in amang them a', man ;
Nane durst withstand his heavy hand ;
A' fled and ran awa', then.
Och on a righ ! och on a righ !
Why should she lose King Shames, man ?
Och rig in di ! och rig in di !
She shall break a' her banes, then ;
With furichinich, and stay a while,
And speak a word or twa, man ;
She 's gie ye a straik out ower the neck,
Before ye win awa', then.
Oh, fie for shame, ye 're three for ane !
Her-nain-sell' s won the day, man.
King Shames' red-coats should be hung up,
Because they ran awa', then. 2
1 Sir Evan Cameron of Lochiel.
2 The author appears here to allude to the general conduct of King
James's army in the crisis of the Revolution.
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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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