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 ( 2 ) A New SONG on the Valiant M'CRA VSO SEAFORTH's Regiment, who defeated the FRENCH INVASION on the Iſland JERSEY, April 1779.

Tune, Arthur's Seat. AT Arthur's Seat both early and late, our camp we fecur'd by us a' man, And by capitulation for the good of our nation, we ſhipped from Leith, and awa' man. With a loud cheer to the ſhips we did ſteer, ſet fail, and to Jerſey did run, man, we got a ſalute from the Garriſon great, by cannons who loudly did roar, man. We was welcom'd by all both great and ſmall, they wonder'd to ſee our bold dreſs, man, No breeks on our knee, our tartans ſo hie, and our language they could not expreſs, man. But we ſoon let them know, if ever a foe, came near to this find to plunder, man, With her claymore at ſea, or on ſhore, ſhe would ſtrike him as dead as'a flounder, mars Not long was it bence, when Naſſau's prince, with his feet and his troops to invade us, man, Sail'd from the French ſhore, our i and to gore, they thought it had little defence, man But when they came near, we ſaw them ſo clear, and gave them to know our pretence, man, They took the alarm, but not without harm, we ſtick'd and ſhot hundreds and more, man, We made them to flee from land to the ſea; the Naſſauites loudly did roar, man. They damn'd us in French, we curs'd them in E with our claymores we crack'd their pows, ina