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8 And dinna rin away like a frighted bird, That's chas'd frae its nest in the morning, Hey Johnnie Coup, &c.

When Johnnie Coup he heard of this, He thought it wadna be amiss, To hae a horse in readiness, To flie awa' i' the morning. Hey Johnnie Coup, &c.

Fy now Johnnie get up and rin, The Highland bagpipes makes a din, It's best to sleep in a hale skin, For 'twill be a bluddie morning. Hey Johnnie Coup, &c.

When Johnnie Coup to Dunbar came, They speir'd at him where's 'a' your men; The deil confound me gin I ken, For I left them a' in the morning. Hey Johnnie Coup, &c.

Now Johnnie, troth, ye wasna blate, To come wi' the news o' your ain defeat, And leave your men in sic a strait, So early in the morning. Hey Johnnie Coup, &c.

Ah, faith, quo' Johnnie, I got a fleg, With their claymores and philabegs, If I face them again, deil break my legs, So I wish you a good morning. Hey Johnnie Coup, &c.