| Music File Barry Taylor |
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| The tune is said to be Aiken Drum. The words are in Hogg's "Jacobite Relics of Scotland" (1819-21).
James Hogg, also wrote/adapted the tune or words to: For other Jacobite tunes go to the bottom of The Contemplator's Short History of the Jacobite Uprisings. It has been suggested that this particular "rogue" piper has a basis in history - Antonie Court was a piper in Dundee who played "subversive" tunes. Amulrie is a village in Perthshire. |
The piper came to out town, To our town, to our town The piper came to our town And he played bonnielie He play'd a spring the laird to please A spring brent new from 'yont the seas And then he gae his bags a wheeze And played anither key And wasna he a rougey, a rougey, a rougey And wasna he a rougey, the piper o' Dundee He play'd "The Welcome Ower the Main" And "Ye's Be Fou and I'se be Fain" And "Auld Stuart's Back Again" Wi' muckle mirth and glee He'd play'd "The Kirk", he play'd "The Queer" "The Mullen Dhu" and "Chevalier" And "Lang Awa' But Welcome Here" Sae sweet, sae bonnielie And wasna he a rougey, a rougey, a rougey And wasna he a rougey, the piper o' Dundee It's some gat swords and some gat nane And some were dancing mad their lane And mony a vow o' weir Was ta'en that night at Amulrie There was Tillibardine, and Burleigh And Struan, Keith, and Olgivie And brave Carnegie, wha' but he, The piper o' Dundee. And wasna he a rougey, a rougey, a rougey And wasna he a rougey, the piper o' Dundee |
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| Lyrics from Folk Songs of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales See Bibliography for full information. Information from Traditional Folksongs and Ballads of Scotland |
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