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Cope sent a challenge fei Dunbar
Cope sent a challenge to Dunbar
""Sayins Cherlie, meet me an ye dare,
Saying, "Charlie, meet me if you dare,
I'll learn you the arts of war
I'll teach you the ways of war
If you meet me in the morning.""
If you face me in the morning."
Charlie looked the letter upon
Charlie read the letter
He drew his sword his scabbard from,
He unsheathed his sword
""Follow me, my merry men,
"Follow me, my merry men,
We'll meet Johnnie Cope in the morning!""
We'll confront Johnnie Cope in the morning!"
Hey, Johnnie Cope, are you waking yet,
Addressing Johnnie Cope, are you awake?
Are your drums a-beating yet?
Are your drums sounding?
If ye were waking, I would wait
If you were awake, I'd wait
To gang to the coals in the morning.
To go about our business in the morning.
Come now Johnnie, be as good as your word
Come now, Johnnie, keep your promise
come let us try with fire and sword
Come, let's engage in combat
And didnt flee like a aflected bird
And not run away like a frightened bird
That's chased from its nest in the morning
That's chased from its home in the morning
Johnnie Cope he heard of this
Johnnie Cope heard of this
He said to himself it would not be amiss
He thought it wise
To have a saddle n horse in readiness
To have a horse ready
To flee awall in the morning
To flee quickly in the morning
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Chorus
Oh Johnnie, now get scamperin'
"Oh Johnnie, hurry now,
The Highland bagpipes mak a den
The Highland bagpipes make a noise
It's better to sleep in your whole skin
It's better to remain unharmed
It'll be a bloody morning.
It will be a violent morning."
Johnnie Cope to Dunbar came
Johnnie Cope arrived at Dunbar
The asked of him, ""Where are your men?""
They asked about his soldiers
""The divil confound me gin I ken,
"May the devil take me if I know,
For I left them all in the morning.""
For I left them all in the morning."
'Now Johnnie, troth, ye werena blate
"Now Johnnie, truly, you weren't shy
To come wi' news o' your ain defeat,
To come with news of your own defeat,
And leave your men in sic a strait
And abandon your men in such a state
Sae early in the morning.
So early in the morning."
'I' faith,' quo' Johnnie, 'I got sic flegs
"Indeed," said Johnnie, "I was so terrified
Wi' their claymores an' philabegs;
With their swords and kilts;
If I face them again, deil break my legs!
If I face them again, may the devil cripple me!
Sae I wish s you a' gude morning'.
So I bid you all a good morning."
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