The Musical Charmer/The British Game-Cock

by Anonymous

THE

BRITISH GAME-COCK

At Waterloo.

Contemplating the feather’d flock,
From the Ostrich to the Craw,
There’s nane o’ them can sing a Sang
Like Cocky-leary-law.

The Rook she builds upon the Pine,
The Swallow to the wa’,

But the proud Game-Cock on midden-top,
Sings Cocky-leary-law.
Cocky-leary-law,
Cocky-leary-law:
He claps his wings, in proud disdain,
Sings Cocky-leary-law.

How lovingly he tents his flock,
And courts them ane and a’!
Then chears them up with his proud sang,
Sings Cocky-leary-law.
Cocky-leary-law,
Cocky-leary-law:
Then chears them up with his proud sang,
Sings Cocky-leary-law.

The Sparrow chirps on the house-top,
The Ravin and Jackdaw,
But the noble bird, in spite of a’,
Sings Cocky-leary-law.
Cocky-leary-law,
Cocky leavy-law:
But the noble bird, in spite of a’,
Sings Cocky-leary-law.

The Magpye is a cunning bird,
The Dow's without a gaw,
But there’s nane has courage to dispute
With Cocky-leary-law.
Cocky-leary-law,
Cocky-leary-law:
But there's nane has courage to dispute
With Cocky-leary-law.

There were Eagles bright, and Eagles brown,
And some as black's a Craw;
But it‘s now well kent they've a' gen up
To Cocky-leary-law.

Cocky-leary-law,
Cocky-leary-law:
But it's now well kent they've a' gen up
To Cocky-leary-law.

In the morning about three o'clock,
He cheers them with his craw,
Invites all hands, baith high and low,
To do their duties a'.

Cocky-leary-law,
Cocky-leary-law:
Invites all hands, baith high and low,
To do their duties a':
Cocky-leary-law.

With sword in hand he will contend
With foes baith great and sma';
Nor e'er give up, but with last breath
Sings Cocky-leary-law:

Cocky-leary-law,
Cocky-leary-law:
Nor e'er give up, but with last breath
Sings Cocky-leary-law.