To Andy G. I was really pleased to find this chat page about Hamish. Many thanks to Susanne for letting me know about it! I learned The Copper's Song from Paul Ross, who ran the first Folk Club in Cumbria, England, in the 60's. I gave the words to Hamish and he adapted it for Scottish audiences. If you really want the original words I could probably find/remember them. If you want to contact me e-mail me at Kirkgate@aol.com Muriel Graves