Kattie's answer to wabster Jock/Roger of Coverly

ROGER of COVERLY.

BOLD Britons with courage advance
upon this present occasion;
Revenge your wrongs on proud France,
who threatens you with an invasion.
They say forty thousand they'll land,
and put all the world in wonder,
But, while the Royal Scots are at hand,
we’ll make Monsieur to knock uuder.

 

chorus.

 

Then Monsier come if you dare,
I’ll warrand we'll handle you cleverly,
And shew you what Royal Scots are,
By a dance call’d Roger of Coverly.

Young Roger has left off his plough,
and now he is ploughing the ocean,
And Johnny's a gentleman now,
a soldier in the height of promotion.
His sword for his flail now he's worn,
who every day was a treshing,
But instead of his threshing of corn,
the French he’s cutting and slashing.
Then Monsieur come if you dare, &c.

The Royal Scots they are as good,
as ever was belted in leather,
For their king and their country they stood,
they'll beat or they'll all die together,
In the front of the battle array,
they cruize from their honoured station,
For victory they will lead the way,
to Monsieur's mortification.
Then Monsieur come if you dare, &c.
The ancient South Britons of Wales,
Morgan and the Cock of Carmathen ;
And Taffey cries Cot splat her nails,
for a file bid ashue to her Matam.
Hur's ready with hur sword and gun,
to give Monsieur a good threshing,
Till the last drop of hur blood is run,
hur will die before hur will be beaten.
Then Monsieur come if you dare, &c,
Says Sandy, if I stay at hame,
may the curse of my country attend me,
Says Jamie, if thou go alone,
may the heavens never befriend me;
For my King and my country I'll fight,
so long as fighting's in fashion,
The Thistle and Rose shall unite,
to give Monsieur a good threshing &c.
Hark o'er Hibernia, and far away,
how the merry bagpipes are whistling.
The Highland Lad bonny and gay,
they run for their share of the tilting.
To the Western waves they are bound,
where a deal of deep seas will affright 'em,
Where both French and Spaniards are found,
but with good heart & courage we'll fight 'em.
Then Monsieur come if you dare, &c.

FINIS.