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T:The Piper o' Dundee
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B:James Hogg, The Jacobite Relics of Scotland, 2nd series, 1821, p. 43
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w:The pi-per came to our town, To our_ town, to our_ town, The A B c A E2 E f|e d c B A3||B|
w:pi-per came to our town, And he play'd bon-ni-lie. He c c c e d d d e|c c c e d B G B|
w:play'd a spring, the laird to please, A spring brent new frae 'yont the seas; And c c c e d d d f|e d c B A3||
w:then he ga'e his bags a wheeze, And play'd an-i-ther key. Notes (p. 283): SONG XIX. The Piper of Dundee. Sir Walter Scott, in a marginal note to this song, suggests, that the hero of it is the same with that of song 8th, namely, the notable Carnegie of Phinaven, for whose character see that song and the notes. If it was he, he must, at one period, have borne an active hand in exciting the chiefs to take arms, as the song manifestly decribes a sly endeavour of his to ascertain the state of their feelings. Those mentioned as present were all leading men of the Jacobite faction. Amubrie, or Amublere, where the meeting is described as having taken place, is a remote and sequestered village in the interior of Pertshire. A great number of the common people appears to have been present. It was probably on the eve of one of their great annual fairs, still held on the first Wednesday of May.</blockquote>Preview: User name: Enter password: Link makerPlease read our notes on posting html.Contact us