A' set about wi' bonny blue;

"Since ye'll no cease, and be at peace,

"See that ye stand by ither true."

They stell'd[[B]] their cannons on the height,

And showr'd their shot down in the how;[[C]]

An' beat our Scots lads even down,

Thick they lay slain on every know.[[D]]

As e'er you saw the rain down fa',

Or yet the arrow frae the bow,—

Sae our Scottish lads fell even down,