And some the wise Aspasia beloved by Pericles;
But o'er all the world's brave women, there's one that bears the rule,
The valiant Jenny Geddes that flung the three-legged stool.
Chorus: With a row dow, at them now—
Jenny, fling the stool!
'Twas the 23rd of July in the 1637,
On Sabbath morn, from high St. Giles the solemn peal was given;
King Charles had sworn that Scottish men should pray by printed rule,
He sent a book, but never dreamt of danger from a stool.
Chorus: With a row dow, yes I trow,