Who's for Rabbie Burns?

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Who's for Rabbie Burns?

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From swinging Nationalist poetry:

Robert Bruce's March To Bannockburn

Scots, wha hae wi' Wallace bled,
Scots, wham Bruce has aften led,
Welcome to your gory bed,
Or to Victorie!

Now's the day, and now's the hour;
See the front o' battle lour;
See approach proud Edward's power-
Chains and Slaverie!

Wha will be a traitor knave?
Wha can fill a coward's grave?
Wha sae base as be a Slave?
Let him turn and flee!

Wha, for Scotland's King and Law,
Freedom's sword will strongly draw,
Free-man stand, or Free-man fa',
Let him on wi' me!

By Oppression's woes and pains!
By your Sons in servile chains!
We will drain our dearest veins,
But they shall be free!

Lay the proud Usurpers low!
Tyrants fall in every foe!
Liberty's in every blow!-
Let us Do or Die!

to heart breaking love songs:



(incidentally, sung by one of my favourite lassies)

And tonight we'll be tucking in to Haggis with all the trimmings and a dram to wash it down.
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Re: Who's for Rabbie Burns?

Post by Antie Em »

I love Haggis - do you have your own piper ??
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Eddie Reader's soooo good! :grin:
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Re: Who's for Rabbie Burns?

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Don't like Haggis but love listening to the bagpipes.

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Annie wrote:Don't like Haggis but love listening to the bagpipes.

Annie


The only time I've tried haggis, I loved it - wont be listening to bagpipes anytime soon though!!!
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