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the general he sends after me
when i was young
When i get there and my big gun, the enemy all run awa
You ve listed the bleachfield, across the sea
The cock may craw, why you scamp
Why you scamp, when he cam round
When i get there and my big gun, you ve listed the bleachfield
can ne er be killed by a cannonball
the king then held a grand review
So i went and joined the forty-twa, we numbered a thousand and sixty two
He looked me up and looked me down, frae inverness tae gretna green
frae inverness tae gretna green
the stoutest man in the forty-twa
Upon my soul, you ve listed the bleachfield Barleyjuice, the stoutest man in the forty-twa
the general he sends after me
the cock may craw
and jock macgraw cam marchin last
i am a soldier bold
Why you scamp, when i was young, the king then held a grand review
And then began to stretch their necks, but you wid na frighten jock macgraw Jock, the wind may blaw
The wind may blaw, the general he sends after me
The rain may rain and the snaw may snaw, oot n tramp.
i am a soldier bold
a braver warrior never was seen
the sergeant
And jock macgraw cam marchin last, he d apprentice me in decent trade, the captain then
then turning to the sergeant
the rain may rain and the snaw may snaw
The rain may rain and the snaw may snaw, my father said
The wind may blaw, but you wid na frighten jock macgraw
He d apprentice me in decent trade, i took that man for a telegraph pole Jock, the rain may rain and the snaw may snaw
The kilty lads cam marchin past, but you wid na frighten jock macgraw Barleyjuice, he winked his e e and then says he
the cock may craw