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I must like a lion conquer all,
By virtue of the tartan plaidie.
When they came to Aberdeen,
The English fleet was lying ready
To carry them over to Edinburgh town,
If they’d catch the lad vvi’ the tartan plaidie.
On Prestonpans he formed his clans,
Where many a baby lost its dadie,
Our noble Prince stood on the front,
And wasna ashamed to shew the plaidie.
Sir John Cope address’d his men,
Saying, if you’ll be both stern and steady,
Thirty thousand pounds you’ll have
To catch the lad wi’ the tartan plaidie.
Then our noble Prince address’d his men,
Saying, if you’ll both stern and steady,
I’ll set you down in this Kingdom free,
If you fight with me for to keep the plaidie.
The Duke of Perth was on his right,
The bold Monro and the brave Glengary
From the Isle of Sky the brave Lochiel,
Maclarens bold and brave Macredy.
On Prestonpans he formed his clans,
Regarding neither son nor dadie;
Like the wind of the sky they made them fly,
With every shake of the tartan plaidie.
A painted room and a silken bed,
Will hardly please a German lairdie,
But a far better prince than ere be was
Lay amang the heather in his tartan plaidie
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