Donald Macgillavry

    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 Dnnald Macgillavry.
    Come like a weaver, Donald Macgillavry,
    Come like a weaver, Dnnald 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!