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Wizard Silly - Donald Macgillavry lyrics

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<b>Donald Macgillavry</b> by <i>Wizard Silly</i><br />

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!

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