TheBattleOfSherramuir

thebattleofsherramuir

tune—“thecameronianrant.”

“ocamyeherethefighttoshun,

orherdthesheepwi'me,man?

orwereyeatthesherra-moor,

ordidthebattlesee,man?”

isawthebattle,sairandteugh,

andreekin-redranmonyasheugh;

myheart,forfear,gaedsoughforsough,

tohearthethuds,andseethecluds

o'clansfraewoods,intartanduds,

whaglaum'datkingdomsthree,man.

la,la,la,la,&c.

thered-coatlads,wi'blackcockauds,

tomeetthemwerenaslaw,man;

theyrush'dandpush'd,andbludeoutgush'd

andmonyaboukdidfa',man:

thegreatargyleledonhisfiles,

iwattheyglancedtwentymiles;

theyhough'dtheclanslikenine-pinkyles,

theyhack'dandhash'd,whilebraid-swords,clash'd,

andthro'theydash'd,andhew'dandsmash'd,

tillfeymendiedawa,man.

la,la,la,la,&c.

buthadyeseenthephilibegs,

andskyrintartantrews,man;

whenintheteeththeydar'dourwhigs,

andcovenanttrue-blues,man:

inlinesextendedlangandlarge,

whenbaiginetso'erpower'dthetarge,

andthousandshasten'dtothecharge;

wi'highlandwraththeyfraethesheath

drewbladeso'death,till,outo'breath,

theyfledlikefrighteddows,man!

la,la,la,la,&c.

“ohowdeil,tam,canthatbetrue?

thechasegaedfraethenorth,man;

isawmysel,theydidpursue,

thehorsemenbacktoforth,man;

andatdunblane,inmyainsight,

theytookthebrigwi'a'theirmight,

andstraughttostirlingwing'dtheirflight;

but,cursedlot!thegateswereshut;

andmonyahuntitpoorred-coat,

forfearamaistdidswarf,man!”

la,la,la,la,&c.

mysisterkatecamupthegate

wi'crowdieuntome,man;

sheswoorshesawsomerebelsrun

toperthuntodundee,man;