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Donald MacGillavry
PD. James Hogg, 1770 - 1835.
notes: James Hogg was able to pass this off as a traditional song when he wrote it.
Donald MacGillavry

Em
Donald's gane up the   hill hard and hungry
                                          D
Donald’s cam’ doon the   hill wild and angry
Em                                          Bm
Donald will clear the gouk's nest cleverly
C                 G                Em             D
Here's tae the king and tae Donald MacGillavry

Em
Come like a weighbauk, Donald MacGillavry
                                    D
Come like a weighbauk, Donald MacGillavry
Em                                                Bm
Balance them fair, and balance them cleverly
C              G               Em            D
Off wi' the counterfeit, Donald MacGillavry

Donald's run o'er the hill but his tether, man
As he were wud, or stang'd wi' anither, man
When he comes back, there's some will look merrily
Here's tae King James and tae Dnnald MacGillavry

Come like a weaver, Donald MacGillavry
Come like a weaver, Dnnald MacGillavry
Pack on your back and elwand sae cleverly
Gie 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
Meetin’ the devil than Donald MacGillavry

Come like a tailor, Donald MacGillavry
Come like a tailor, Donald MacGillavry
Push about, in and out, thimble them cleverly
Here's tae King James and tae Donald MacGillavry

Donald's the callan that brooks nae tangleness
Whiggin’ and priggin’ and a' newfangleness
They maun be gane: he winna be baukit, man
He maun hae justice, or faith he'll tak it, man

Come like a cobler, Donald MacGillavry
Come like a cobler, Donald MacGillavry
Beat them, and bore them, and lingel them cleverly
Up wi' King James and wi’ Donald MacGillavry

Donald was mumpit wi mirds and mockery
Donald was blinded wi' blads o' property
Arles ran high, but makin’s were naethin’, man
Lord, how Donald is flytin’ and frettin’, man

Come like the devil, Donald MacGillavry
Come like the devil, Donald MacGillavry
Skelp them and scaud them that proved sae unbritherly
Up wi King James and wi’ Donald MacGillavry