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Appears in James Hogg’s 1819 “Jacobite Relics”. Silly Wizard: “Donald MacGillavry was captain in charge of a section of the Highland army during the Jacobite Rebellion of 1715. In this song, however, his name is used to represent the entire Jacobite force.”
Silly Wizard: Silly Wizard Live – Donald McGillavry
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Donald’s gane up the hill hard and hungry, Donald comes down the hill wild and angry; Donald will clear the gouk’s nest cleverly, Here’s to the king and Donald Macgillavry. ÿÿÿÿCome like a weighbauk, Donald Macgillavry, ÿÿÿÿCome like a weighbauk, Donald Macgillavry, ÿÿÿÿBalance them fair, and balance them cleverly: ÿÿÿÿOff wi’ the counterfeit, Donald Macgillavry. Donald’s run o’er the hill but his tether, man, As he were wud, or stang’d wi’ an ether, man; When he comes back, there’s some will look merrily: Here’s to King James and Donald Macgillavry. ÿÿÿÿCome like a weaver, Donald Macgillavry, ÿÿÿÿCome like a weaver, Donald Macgillavry, ÿÿÿÿPack on your back, and elwand sae cleverly; ÿÿÿÿGie them full measure, my Donald Macgillavry. Donald has foughten wi’ rief and roguery; Donald has dinner’d wi’ banes and beggary, Better it were for Whigs and Whiggery Meeting the devil than Donald Macgillavry. ÿÿÿÿCome like a tailor, Donald Macgillavry, ÿÿÿÿCome like a tailor, Donald Macgillavry, ÿÿÿÿPush about, in and out, thimble them cleverly, ÿÿÿÿHere’s to King James and Donald Macgillavry. Donald’s the callan that brooks nae tangleness; Whigging and prigging and a’newfangleness, They maun be gane: he winna be baukit, man: He maun hae justice, or faith he’ll tak it, man. ÿÿÿÿCome like a cobler, Donald Macgillavry, ÿÿÿÿCome like a cobler, Donald Macgillavry; ÿÿÿÿBeat them, and bore them, and lingel them cleverly, ÿÿÿÿUp wi’ King James and Donald Macgillavry. Donald was mumpit wi’ mirds and mockery; Donald was blinded wi’ blads o’ property; Arles ran high, but makings were naething, man, Lord, how Donald is flyting and fretting, man. ÿÿÿÿCome like the devil, Donald Macgillavry, ÿÿÿÿCome like the devil, Donald Macgillavry; ÿÿÿÿSkelp them and scaud them that proved sae unbritherly, ÿÿÿÿUp wi’ King James and Donald Macgillavry!