Posted by Ewan McVicar in another thread:
HEY DONAL', HO DONAL'
By Mary Brooksbank
As I cam by Strathmartine Mains
What dae ye think I see
But a braw young piper laddie come
A linkin' ower the green
Singin' Hey Donal', Ho Donal'
Dirrum a doo a day
He played a reel, an' he played a jig
An' he played a sweet strathspey
He roosed ma hairt till its beat kept time
Tae the tappin' o' my tae
Oh I've nae gowd tae offer ye
For I've gaithered little gear
But we'll hae love an' freedom
Gin ye'll follow me my dear
There's gowd in the broom o' the Sidlaw Hills
Honey frae the heather sweet
There's a speckled trout in the purlin' tarn
A velvet carpet neath oor feet
Syne he blew up his chanter
An' sic a spring he plays
That I chose love an' freedom
Now I wander a' my days
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