Minor edits for the sake of accuracy: ... Oh, Father, tell me why? There's no a man among them a' Will look him in the eye? Montrose, Montrose, you are the rose You gave your life for loyalty But it's no the hour a rose can flower Between the Kirk and royalty, Montrose ... 3)Harken now, my bonny boy As we stand before the kirk O' does the thunder of the horses' hooves Hie o' the devil's work? For the Covenant's a Campbell mare That rides across the law And 'ere a Stuart bridles her The Graham's head must fall 4)I'll rede you now a riddle By the shining o' the moon When King and Kirk sit down to sup Wha' needs a longer spoon?
|