| lyric | 1. Ye Jacobites by name, Give an ear, give an ear,
Ye Jacobites by name, give an ear;
Ye Jacobites by name, our fautes I will proclaim,
Your doctrines I mun blame,
You shall hear.
2. What is right and what is wrong, by the law, by the law ?
What is right and what is wrong, by the law ?
What is right and what is wrong, ashort sword and along,
A weak arm and astrong for to draw, for to draw,
A weak arm and astrong for to draw.
3. What makes heroic strife famed afar, famed afar ?
What makes heroic strife famed afar ?
What makes heroic strife, to whet the assassin’s knife,
Or hunt a parent’s life wi’ bloody war, bloody war,
Or hunt a parent’s life wi’ bloody war ?
4. Then leave your schemes alone in the state, in the state,
Then leave your schemes alone in the state,
Then leave your schemes alone, adore the rising sun,
And leave a man alone to his fate, to his fate,
And leave a man alone to his fate. |