Johnny Cope
Appearance
- "Johnny Coup", in New garland of choice songs (n.d.), a chapbook printed in Stirling
- "Johnny Coup", in She's fair an' fause (n.d.), a chapbook printed in Stirling
Hey, Johnnie Cope, are Ye Waking Yet?, also Hey Johnnie Cope, are you awake yet?, Heigh! Johnnie Cowp, are ye wauken yet?, or simply "Johnny Cope" is a Scottish folk song by Adam Skirving that gives an account, from the Jacobite viewpoint, of the Battle of Prestonpans. In the battle, which took place during the Second Jacobite uprising, John Cope was the commander of the government troops, and was defeated in a morning raid by the Jacobites. Warning: template has been deprecated.