Johnnie Cope
Cope sent a challenge from Dunbar saying
"Charlie meet me an' ye daur
An' I'll learn ye the art o' war
If ye'll meet me i the mornin'"
Oh hey Johnnie Cope are ye wailin' ye
Or are your drums a-beating yet
If ye wer waukin' I wad wait
Tae gang tae the coals in the mornin'
When Charlie looked the letter upon
He drew his sword the scabbard from
Come, follow me, my mery men
And we'll meet Johnnie Cope in the morning
Oh hey Johnnie Cope...
Now Johnnie be as good as your word
Come, let us try baithe fire and sword
And dinna flee like a fritched bird
That's chased frae its nest i' the morning
Oh hey Johnnie Cope...
When Johnnie Cope he heard o' this
He thocht it wadna ba amiss
Tae hae a horse in readiness
Tae flee awa in the morning
Oh hey Johnnie Cope...
Fye now, Johnnie, get up an' rin
The Highland bagpipes mak' a din
It's better tae sleep in ahale skin
For it will be a bluidie morning
Oh hey Johnnie Cope...
When Johnnie Cope tae Dunbar cam'
The spiered at him, " Where's a' your men?"
TThe de'il confound me gin I ken
For I left them a' in the morning"
Oh hey Johnnie Cope...
Now Johnnie, troth ye werna blate
Tae come wi' news o' you ain defeat
And leave you men in sic a strait
Sae early in the morning
Oh hey Johnnie Cope...
In faith, quo Johnnie, I got sic flegs
Wi' their claymores an' philabegs
Gin I face them again, de'il brak my legs
So I wish you a good morning
Oh hey Johnny Cope...
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