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Correct Battle Of Prestonpans Lyrics
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General Cope led frae behind to keep his men in order When the English ran he was in the van and first across The border The Chevalier being void o' fear did march up Birsle Brae, man Through Tranent ere he did stent as fast as he could Gae, man General Cope did taunt and mock wi' many a loud huzza, Man But ere next morn proclaimed the dawn we heard another Craw, man The brave Lochiel, as I heard tell, led Camerons on in Clouds, man The morning fair and clear the air, they loose'd wi' Devilish thuds, man Doon guns they threw and swords they drew, soon they Chased them off, man On Seaton Crafts they buffet their chafts and gar'd Them run like daft, man Now Cadell? Dressed in among the rest wi' gun and guid Claymore, man A gelding grey he rade that day wi' pistols set before, Man The cause was good, he'd spend his blood before that he Would yield, man But the night before he left the core and never faced The field, man Now Simpson keen to clear his een o' rebels far and Round, man Did never strive wi' pistols five but galloped wi' the Throng, man On Soutra Hill there he stood still before he tasted Meat, man Troth he may brag o' his swift nag that bore him off so Fleet, man The bluff Dragoon swore blood and 'oons they'd mak' the Rebels run, man Yet they flee when them they see and winnae fire a gun, Man They turn'd their back, their foot they brak', terror Seiz'd them a', man Some wet their cheeks, some filled their breeks and Some for fear did fa', man
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