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Gaugers
A simple brief
thought on Scottish
Independance.

Were the outdated
union not of some very
high value to England and
the English, why would
they fight so to try to
keep it?

There are only so many
slices to a pie, for one to
have more, another must
have less.

Lastly - to those Scottish
"Loyalists" - to whom are
you loyal?
Scots royalty died in the
1700's so it can be no
Scots crown - And
certainly not it appears to
those who came before,
that bled for Scotland
and her freedom !  
In the words
of Burns, as he
wrote from the heart.

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 would be a traitor-knave?
Wha can fill a coward's grave?
Wha sae base as be a Slave?
Let him turn and flie:

Wha for Scotland's king and law,
Freedom's sword will strongly draw,
Free-man stand, or free-man fa',
Let him follow 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!!
!

Choose your destiny.
Hi tum a doo, hi tum a daddy o
Hi tum a doo tum a daddy o

O come a' ye Kincardine lads an' come awa' wi' me
An' we'll awa' tae Sandy's still an' drink the barley bree

Last night I dreamed a dreamy dream, I dreamed it yince
afore
I dreamed that oor guidman was chased by the gaugers
frae Dunmore
Noo Willie rode his auld grey mare, he rode till the break o'
day
Cryin', Lassie lassie guar' yersel' fir there's gaugers on the
way

The gaugers cam intae the hoose, they gaed right up the
stair
They gaed intae the faither's room an' they foond the
bottles there

They pu'd the blankets frae the bed, they trailed them on
the flair
Till Maggie she cam runnin' ben sayin', Ye buggers heid fir
the door

The gaugers they hae ta'en the road that leads back tae
Dunmore
When Sandy got the bottles oot sayin', Mak' a barrel more

Noo Willie Callum made the lum, he made it stoot an' strang
That it wid stand the wear an' tear an' mak' the double
strang

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