SONGS. The Author wrote these Songs at the request of her Friend Mr GEORGE THOMSON, in whose valuable Collection the Airs will be found, joined to the Verses, along with the beautiful Accompaniments of HAYDN. I. ON THE MARQUIS OF HUNTLY'S DEPARTURE FOR THE CONTINENT WITH HIS REGIMENT IN 1799. AIR. THE BLUE BELL OF SCOTLAND. "OH where, tell me where, is your Highland Laddie gone ? 'Oh where, tell me where, is your Highland Laddie gone?' "He's gone with streaming banners, where noble deeds are ❝ done, "And my sad heart will tremble; till he come safely home. "He's gone with streaming banners, where noble deeds are ❝ done, "And my sad heart will tremble, till he come safely home.". O where, tell me where, did your Highland Laddie stay? "O where, tell me where, did your Highland Laddie stay?' “He dwelt beneath the holly-trees, beside the rapid Spey, "And many a blessing follow'd him, the day he went away. "He dwelt beneath the holly-trees, beside the rapid Spey, "And many a blessing follow'd him, the day he went away." 66 'O what, tell me what, does your Highland Laddie wear ? 'O what, tell me what, does your Highland Laddie wear?' "A bonnet with a lofty plume, the gallant badge of war, "And a plaid across the manly breast, that yet shall wear 66 a star. "A bonnet with a lofty plume, the gallant badge of war, "And a plaid across the manly breast, that yet shall wear "a star." • Suppose, ah suppose that some cruel cruel wound • Should pierce your Highland Laddie, and all your hopes "" confound!' "The pipe would play a cheering march, the banners round ❝ him fly, "The spirit of a Highland chief would lighten in his eye! The pipe would play a cheering march, the banners round "And for his king and country dear with pleasure he would "die !" "But I will hope to see him yet in Scotland's bonny bounds, "But I will hope to see him yet in Scotland's bonny bounds, "His native land of liberty shall nurse his glorious wounds, "While wide through all our Highland hills his warlike name "resounds: "His native land of liberty shall nurse his glorious wounds, "While wide through all our Highland hills his warlike name. "resounds." II. NILECRANKIE*: OR, THE FRENCH EXPEDITION TO EGYPT. AIR.-KILICRANKIE. WHEN WILLY PITT, as he thought fit, And furious War his iron car Drove o'er the nations a', man; Then BUONAPARTE e'en took a start To visit Africa, man, The Malta Knights, those feckless wights, While on their rocks, the Gallic cocks * See Explanation of the Scotch words in this song, P. 414. But L'Orient's hulk had room and bulk To Egypt come, they beat their drum, And fled wi' fear awa', man; The Musselmen forsook their den, And to the mosque did draw, man; Wha came from Corsica, man, And gin they please, their minds to ease, He'd tak' their Prophet's law, man. The mighty Turk dislik'd the work, Of spuilzieing friends and a', man, In Pharaoh's ancient ha', man. |