What care we for King George’s men,
King George’s men, King George’s men;
What care we for King George’s men,
Cam a teerie, arrie ma torry.
—People’s Friend, quoted in a review of “Arbroath: Past and Present,” by J. M. M’Bain.
We shall have one glass of wine,
We are the robbers;
We shall have one glass of wine,
For we are the gallant soldiers.
You shall have no glass of wine,
We are the robbers;
You shall have no glass of wine,
For we are the gallant soldiers.
We shall have two glasses of it, &c.
You shall have no glass of it, &c.
We will break your tumblers, then, &c.
We shall send for the policeman, &c.