Donald Macgillavry Lyrics - Singles - Silly Wizard

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, 

Here's to the king and Donald Macgillavry. 

Come like a weigh-bauk, Donald Macgillavry, 

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, 

As he were wud, or stang'd wi' an ether, man; 

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; 

Gie them full measure, my Donald Macgillavry. 

Donald has foughten wi' rief and roguery; 

Donald has dinner'd wi banes and beggary, 

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; 

Whigging and prigging and a'newfangleness, 

They maun be gane: he winna be baukit, man: 

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, 

Up wi' King James and wi' Donald Macgillavry. 

Donald was mumpit wi' mirds and mockery; 

Donald was blinded wi' blads o' property; 

Arles ran high, but makings were naething, man, 

Lord, how Donald is flyting and fretting, man. 

Come like the devil, Donald Macgillavry, 

Come like the devil, Donald Macgillavry; 

Skelp them and scaud them that proved sae unbritherly, 

Up wi' King James and wi' Donald Macgillavry!