The Clan Fraser in Canada: Souvenir of the First Annual Gathering

by Alexander Fraser

FRASER'S DRINKING SONG.

1

All ready? Let us drink to the woman who rules us to-night— To her lands; to her laws; 'neath her flag we will smite Ev'ry foe, Hip and thigh, Eye for eye, Blow for blow— Are you ready?

2

All ready? Then here's to the mothers who bore us, my men; To the shieling that sleeps in the breast of the glen Where the stag Drinks it fill From the rill By the crag— Are you ready?

3

All ready? Fill your glass to the maid you adore, my boys; Wish her health, wish her wealth, long life, and all joys; Full measure (May it swim To the brim) Of pleasure— Are you ready?

4

All ready? And here's to the country we live in, my lads; It is here we have struggled and thriven, my lads? God bless it, May Beauty And Duty Possess it— Are you ready?

5

All ready? A Fraser! A Fraser forever, my friends; While he lives how he hates, how he loves till life ends; He is first, Here's my hand, Into grand Hurrah burst— Are you ready?