B M H E 1795（2 / 5）

ey wad be blest that saw that

bald send—election day

tune—“fy, let a&039; to the bridal”

fy, let a&039; to kirkcudbright,

for there will be bicker&039; there;

for urray&039;s light horse are to ter,

and o how the heroes will swear!

and there will be urray, ander,

and gordon, the battle to ;

like brothers they&039;ll stand by each other,

sae knit alliance and k

and there will be bck-nebbit johnie,

the tongue o&039; the trup to the a&039;;

an he t na hell for his hadd&039;,

the deil ts na jtice ava

and there will be kepleton&039;s birkie,

a boy no sae bck at the bane;

but as to his fe nabob fortune,

we&039;ll e&039;en let the subject ane

and there will be wigton&039;s new sheriff;

da jtice fu&039; brawly has sped,

she&039;s gotten the heart of a bhby,

but, lord! what&039;s bee o&039; the head?

and there will be cardoness, esire,

sae ighty cardoness&039; eyes;

a wight that will weather danation,

the devil the prey will despise

and there will be dougsses doughty,

new christeng towns far and near;

abjurg their deocrat dogs,

by kiss&039; the-o&039; a peer:

and there will be folk frae sat ary&039;s

a hoe o&039; great rit and note;

the deil ane but honours the highly—

the deil ane will gie the his vote!

and there will be kenure sae n&039;ro,

whose honour is proof to the stor,

to save the fro stark reprobation,

he lent the his na the fir

and there will be ds o&039; the gospel,

uirhead wha&039;s as gude as he&039;s true;

and there will be buittle&039;s &039;tle,

wha&039;s air o&039; the bck than the be

and there will be logan &039;dowall,

sculdudd&039;ry an&039; he will be there,

and al the wild st o&039; galloway,

rg, gunpowder bir

but we na ntion