Lyrics Donald McGillavry / O'Neill's Cavalry March - Silly Wizard

Donald McGillavry / O'Neill's Cavalry March

Donald’s gane up the hill hard and hungry
Donald comes down the hill wild and angry;
Donald will clear the gouk’s nest cleverly
Here’s to the king and Donald Macgillavry
Come like a weighbauk, Donald Macgillavry
Come like a weighbauk, Donald Macgillavry
Balance them fair, and balance them cleverly:
Off wi’the counterfeit, Donald Macgillavry
Donald’s run o’er the hill but his tether, man
As he were wud, or stang’d wi' an ether, man;
When he comes back, there’s some will look merrily:
Here’s to King James and Donald Macgillavry
Come like a weaver, Donald Macgillavry
Come like a weaver, Donald Macgillavry
Pack on your back, and elwand sae cleverly;
Gie them full measure, my Donald Macgillavry
Donald has foughten wi' rief and roguery;
Donald has dinner’d wi banes and beggary
Better it were for Whigs and Whiggery
Meeting the devil than Donald Macgillavry
Come like a tailor, Donald Macgillavry
Come like a tailor, Donald Macgillavry
Push about, in and out, thimble them cleverly
Here’s to King James and Donald Macgillavry
Donald’s the callan that brooks nae tangleness;
Whigging and prigging and a’newfangleness
They maun be gane: he winna be baukit, man:
He maun hae justice, or faith he’ll tak it, man
Come like a cobler, Donald Macgillavry
Come like a cobler, Donald Macgillavry;
Beat them, and bore them, and lingel them cleverly
Up wi' King James and Donald Macgillavry
Donald was mumpit wi mirds and mockery;
Donald was blinded wi' blads o' property;
Arles ran high, but makings were naething, man
Lord, how Donald is flyting and fretting, man
Come like the devil, Donald Macgillavry
Come like the devil, Donald Macgillavry;
Skelp them and scaud them that proved sae unbritherly
Up wi King James and Donald Macgillavry!