Donald Mcgillavry / O'neill's Cavalry March lyrics

Song information

Artist: Silly Wizard
Album: So Many Partings

Lyrics

Donald's gane up the hill hard and hungry
Donald comes down the hill wild and angry;
Donald will clear the gouk's nest cleverly
Here's to the king and donald macgillavry
Come like a weighbauk, donald macgillavry
Come like a weighbauk, donald macgillavry
Balance them fair, and balance them cleverly:
Off wi'the counterfeit, donald macgillavry

Donald's run o'er the hill but his tether, man
As he were wud, or stang'd wi' an ether, man;
When he comes back, there's some will look merrily:
Here's to king james and donald macgillavry
Come like a weaver, donald macgillavry
Come like a weaver, donald macgillavry
Pack on your back, and elwand sae cleverly;
Gie them full measure, my donald macgillavry

Donald has foughten wi' rief and roguery;
Donald has dinner'd wi banes and beggary
Better it were for whigs and whiggery
Meeting the devil than donald macgillavry
Come like a tailor, donald macgillavry
Come like a tailor, donald macgillavry
Push about, in and out, thimble them cleverly
Here's to king james and donald macgillavry

Donald's the callan that brooks nae tangleness;
Whigging and prigging and a'newfangleness
They maun be gane: he winna be baukit, man:
He maun hae justice, or faith he'll tak it, man
Come like a cobler, donald macgillavry
Come like a cobler, donald macgillavry;
Beat them, and bore them, and lingel them cleverly
Up wi' king james and donald macgillavry

Donald was mumpit wi mirds and mockery;
Donald was blinded wi' blads o' property;
Arles ran high, but makings were naething, man
Lord, how donald is flyting and fretting, man
Come like the devil, donald macgillavry
Come like the devil, donald macgillavry;
Skelp them and scaud them that proved sae unbritherly
Up wi king james and donald macgillavry!

[from http://lyrics.doheth.co.uk]

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