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,