- Away' Whigs Awa'
Our thrissles are a' flourish'd
And bonnie bloom'd our roses
But Whigs cam like a frost in June
An' wither'd a' our posies
Chorus:
Awa', Whigs, awa'
Awa', Whigs, awa'
- Edward
Why does your brand sae drap wi' bluid
Young Edward, oh young Edward?
Why does your brand sae drap wi' bluid
And why sae sad gang ye?
Why does your brand sae drap wi' bluid
Young Edward, oh young Edward?
Why does your brand sae drap wi' bluid
And why sae sad gang ye?
- Gaelic Song
Là dhomh 's mi 'm beinn a' cheathaich
(One day when I was on the misty mountain)
Sèist: Chorus (after each verse):
Far al a leò ro ho bhi ò
Hoireann is ò ho rò bhi o ho
Hi rì ho ro ho bha ò hug ò ro
- Is There For Honest Poverty by R. Burns
Is There for Honest Poverty (For a’ That an’ a’ That)
Is there for honest poverty
That hings his head, an’ a’ that?
The coward slave, we pass him by –
We dare be poor for a’ that!
For a’ that, an’ a’ that,
Our toils obscure, an’ a’ that,
- Kincardine Lads
So come, a' ye Kincardine lads
Come along wi' me
We'll ging doon tae Sandy's still
And tak the barley bree
Chorus (after each verse):
Wi' a hi dum a doo dum a daddy o
Hi dum a doo dum a daddy o
- Lads o the Fair
Come, bonnie lass, lie near me, an' let the brandy cheer ye
For the road frae Fife tae Falkirk's lang an' cauld an' wet an' weary
My trade, it is the weavin' in the bonnie toun o' Leven
An' we'll drink a health tae the farmers' dames wha'll buy our cloth the morn
Chorus (after each verse):
You can see them a', the lads o' the fair
Lads frae the Forth an' the Carron water
- P. Stands for Paddy
As I went out one May morning to take a pleasant walk
Well, I sat m'self down by an old faill wall just to hear two lovers talk
To hear two lovers talk, my dear, to hear what they might say
That I might know a little more about love before I went away
Chorus (after each verse):
P stands for Paddy, I suppose, J for my love, John
W stands for false Willie, oh but Johnny is the fairest man
- The Battle of Harlaw
I cam' in by Dunideer and doon by Nether Ha'
There were fifty thousand' heilan' men a-marchin' tae Harlaw
Chorus: Wi' a diddy aye o' an' a fal an' doe
and a diddy aye o' aye ay
As I gaed on an' farther on and doon an' by Balquhain
Oh it's there I saw Sir James the Rose and wi' him John the Graeme
- The Cruel Sister
There lived a lady by the north sea shore
Lay the bairn tae the bonnie broom
Twa daughters were the bairns she bore
Fa la la la la la la la la la
One was as bright as is the sun
Lay the bairn tae the bonnie broom
Sae coal black grew the elder one
- The Snows They Melt the Soonest
The snows, they melt the soonest when the wind begins to sing
The corn, it ripens fastest when the frosts are settlin' in
And when a lover tells me that my face she'll soon forget
Before we part, I'll wage a crown she's bound to follow yet
The snows, they melt the soonest when the wind begins to sing
The swallow flies without a thought as long as it is spring
But when spring goes and winter blows, my love, she will be fain
- The Twa Corbies
As I was walking, oh a' my lane
I spied twa corbies, they were makin' mane
And een ontae the other did say
"Where will we gang? Will we dine the day?
Where will we gang? Will we dine the day?"
It's in ahind yon oul fail dyke
I wot there lies, oh a new-slain knight
- The Walking Nightmare
A promise spoken, spoken never kept
Love's not important, to you
How I foolishly believed
At first, you seemed so genuine
That's how it started
'til she strips you, emotionally within
- To The Beggin' I Will Go
Chorus (after each verse):
To the beggin' I will go, go
To the beggin' I will go
O' a' the trades a man can try, the beggin' is the best
For when a beggar's weary he can jist sit down and rest
First I maun get a meal-pock made out o' leather reed
- Tramps and Hawkers
Chorus:
Come, a' ye tramps and hawker lads and gaitherers o' blaw
That tramps this country roun' and roun', come listen ane and a'
I'll tell tae ye a rovin' tale and sichts that I hae seen
Far up intae the snowy north and sooth by Gretna Green
I've seen the high Ben Nevis a-towerin' tae the moon
I've been by Crieff and Callander and roun' by Bonny Doon