Donald Macgillavry lyrics

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, gouk = cuckoo
Here`s to the king and Donald Macgillavry.
Come like a weigh-bauk, Donald Macgillavry, weigh-bauk = scales
Come like a weigh-bauk, 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, wud = mad
As he were wud, or stang`d wi` an ether, man; stung by an adder
When he comes back, there`s some will look merrily:
Here`s to King James and to Donald Macgillavry.
Come like a weaver, Donald Macgillavry,
Come like a weaver, Donald Macgillavry,
Pack on your back, and elwand sae cleverly; elwand = measuring rod
Gie them full measure, my Donald Macgillavry.

Donald has foughten wi` rief and roguery; rief = banditry
Donald has dinner`d wi banes and beggary, banes = bones
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 to Donald Macgillavry.

Donald`s the callan that brooks nae tangleness; callan = fine fellow
Whigging and prigging and a`newfangleness,
They maun be gane: he winna be baukit, man: baukit = balked
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, shoemaker`s thread
Up wi` King James and wi` Donald Macgillavry.

Donald was mumpit wi` mirds and mockery; lulled with flattery
Donald was blinded wi` blads o` property; blads = lots
Arles ran high, but makings were naething, man, Arles = Thrashing
Lord, how Donald is flyting and fretting, man. flyt = scold
Come like the devil, Donald Macgillavry,
Come like the devil, Donald Macgillavry; skelp = chastise
Skelp them and scaud them that proved sae unbritherly, scaud = scold
Up wi` King James and wi` Donald Macgillavry!