BLUE BONNETS OVER THE BORDER.
[Scott introduces the following song in Chapter XXV. of The Monastery, with the remark that it was sung to the ancient air of “Blue Bonnets over the Border.”]
March, march, Ettrick and Teviotdale,
Why the deil dinna ye march forward in order?
March, march, Eskdale and Liddesdale,
All the blue bonnets are bound for the border.
Many a banner spread,
Flutters above your head,
Many a crest that is famous in story,
Mount and make ready then,