[Rob Roy] there stood watch on a hill, for to catch
The booty, for ought that I saw, man;76
For he ne'er advanc'd from the place he was stanc'd,
Till no more was to do there at a', man.
And we ran, &c.
So we all took the flight, and Moubray the wright,
And Lethem the smith was a braw man,80
For he took a fit of the gout, which was wit,
By judging it time to withdraw, man.
And we ran, &c.
And trumpet Maclean, whose breeks were not clean,
Through misfortune he happen'd to fa', man;
By saving his neck, his trumpet did break,85
And came off without music at a', man.
And we ran, &c.
So there such a race was as ne'er in that place was,
And as little chace was at a', man;
From each other they run without touk of drum,
They did not make use of a paw, man.90
And we ran, &c.
[Whether we ran, or they ran, or we wan, or they wan,
Or if there was winning at a', man,
[There no man can tell, save our brave genarell,]
Who first began running of a', man.
And we ran, &c.
Wi' the Earl o' Seaforth, and the [Cock o' the North];95
But Florence ran fastest of a', man,
Save the laird o' Phinaven, who sware to be even
W' any general or peer o' them a', man.]
And we ran, &c.
[6]. Florence was the Marquis of Huntly's horse. Hogg.
[7-10]. Lord Belhaven, the Earl of Leven, and the Earls of Rothes and Haddington, who all bore arms as volunteers in the royal army. Major-General Joseph Wightman, who commanded the centre of the royal army.
[11-14]. John, fifth Duke of Roxburgh, a loyal volunteer. Archibald, Duke of Douglas, who commanded a body of his vassals in the royal army. Hugh Campbell, third Earl of Loudoun, of the royal army. The Earl of Ilay, brother to the Duke of Argyle. He came up to the field only a few hours before the battle, and had the misfortune to be wounded.