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                         5 They brought their foes down t« the graun;

And fought with bravery.

Sound, sound the music, sound it, Let hills and dales resound it, Fill up the glass end round we't,

In praise of our heroes bold.

If Scotsmen were always true We'd make our enemies to rue, But alas! we're not all true blue,

As we were in days of old.

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JOHN HIGHLANDSMAN S REMARKS

ON GLASGOW.

Her nainsel into Glasgow went,

An errand there«to see’t.

And she never saw a bonnier town.

Standing on her feet.

For a’ the houses that be tere,

Was theckit wi' blue stanes.

And a stane ladder, o gang up,

No fa’ to break her banes.

f gang upon a stany road,

A street they do him ca’,

And when me seck the chapman’s house.

His name be on the wa'.

I gang to buy a snish tamback,

And standing at the corse,