KILLYCHRANKIE
To be sung with its own proper Tune.
CLAVERS and his Highland men,
came down upon the Raw then
Who being stout gave many Clout
The Lads began to claw then,
with Sword and Targets [...]n their Hands,
wherewith [...]hey were not slow then
And Cl [...]nk▪m Clankim on their Crowns
the Lads began to claw then
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O're brink and Bank o're d [...]ch and stank,
her st [...]k among them a then
The Butter Box g [...] many knocks
their Riggars pey'd for a then▪
They got their pakes with sudden strakes,
which to their grief the [...] saw then
And double d [...]uble upon [...]heir Rumps
the lads beg [...]n to [...] then
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Her Skipt about, and leant about
her [...]l [...]g among them a then,
The English blades got broken Heads,
their Crowns her [...]ave in twa then,
The Du [...]k and Door, made their last hour,
such was their final fa [...] then,
They thought the Devil had been there
that gave them such a [...]aw then.
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Jack Presbyter and's Covenant,
came Whigging up the Hill, then,
Thought High land Tr [...]ws, would not refuse
for to subscribe his Bill then,
In Willies name, he thought na one
would stop the Deed at a, then,
But her n [...]ne [...]el Sh [...]ck, with many knock,
cry'd, Wherry Whiggs aw [...], then,
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Sir Hugh M [...]do [...] with his Men true,
came Sk [...]pping o're the Brink, then,
The Hogan [...], that feared such,
they [...] a horrid stink then,
The t [...]ue Mcleab, his gate ha [...] g [...]ne,
an [...] came up [...]n a raw, then
None could withstand his heavy hand
he strake with such a paw then▪
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Oh on o Ri, oh no o Ri,
why should w [...] lose King James then,
O rigen die, O rigen die!
her break all hims, Banes, then
[...]ure n [...] but st [...]y a while;
to speak a word or twa, then,
And take a strake upon him's neck,
before him gang away, then,
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Fy for shame him's twa for ane,
and yet hers win the day, then,
King James Red Coats should be hang'd up
because they fled way, then,
Had be [...]t him's Brows like Highland Trews
and made as long a stay, then,
Her kept her'd King that Sacred thing,
and Willy had gon away, then
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Now Shentlemen and Caveleers,
come join with her nane sell, then,
For to root out the Dutch Recruit,
and ding them down to Hell then
We' [...]l meet at [...]ne for our King James;
and think it no great pain then
To set him on his Royal Thron
let each man have his ain then
An ANSWER to KILLYCHRANKIE
To be sung with the Tune of Kill [...]chrankie.
YOW Highland men with Tongue and Pen
what need you so to boast then,
At Killichrankie what you wan,
it was unto your loss then,
My Lord Dundee the best of ye,
into the Fields did f [...] then,
And great Pitcurr, fell in a suit
who could not win awa then▪
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And at Du [...]kel, right fast you fell,
tho you thought well to win then,
But fy for shame I scarce can tell,
how to the Hills you ran then.
O Fur [...] nish, but stay a while,
to speak a word or twa then,
With [...]ket Trews, and heavy news,
unto the Hills you draw then,
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At Crombd [...]l-hill, you got your fill,
for you we did not spate then,
To best your Bone till o're the stones;
you ran with Buttoks bare then,
And many crak behind your back,
sensyne we never saw then,
Your Fools face hath little Grace,
can do no good at a then;
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The Buchan Lairds like unto Cards,
planted on Athole hills then,
Together came, to make a sham;
thinking to get their will then;
At Aberdeen they did come in,
but there they durst not stay then,
Nor make attempt for fear that Hemp:
at length their necks should draw then
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From Aberdeen in hast they hy [...] ▪
unto Donoter, came then,
Where Earl of Marchal then did ly,
a Man of worthy fame then,
And General Buchan did def [...]nd,
his House that they might have there
But he so bravely did demand,
That they prov'd but like Knaves there,
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They hois'd up sail, and turn'd their tail
and straight towards the North then.
And for to join to get some Coyn,
fra [...] the Earl of Seaforth then
But he was wiser then they thought;
and never thinks to part sua,
With what he got by his good lot,
like Fools from thence their way gae.
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Thet's Fre [...]de [...]s Lord, and Oliphant,
and Duglass them all three there;
We have bereav'd them of their holds
no more now they can [...]o there.
And Davie Graham thinks meikle shame
With the Earl of Dunkel then
And turn-Coat Pet, looks now to bleat
himself he's like to hang then
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Dumfermling drives his spur-gald Horse
and Buchan whips with wand then,
Cannon like a weary Corss
follows up the Band then,
My lord Seaforth flies frae the North
unto the Court to dwell there
He's made a swear for many Year,
he never will Rebel mair.