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Lady Keith's
Lament
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Were the outdated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.
I may sit in my wee croo hoose
At the rock and the reel tae toil fu' dreary
I may think on the day that's gane
And sigh and sob till I grow weary
I ne'er could brook, I ne'er could brook
A foreign loon tae own and flatter
But I will sing a rantin' sang
That day oor King comes ower the water

I hae seen the guid auld day
The day o' pride and chieftain's glory
Whan Royal Stuart bare the sway
And ne'er heard tell o' Whig or Tory
Tho' lyart be my locks and grey
And auld has crook't me doon, what matter
I'll dance and sing ae ither day
That day oor King comes ower the water

Gin I live tae see the day
That I hae begged and begged frae heaven
I'll fling my rock and reel away
And dance and sing fae morn till even
For there is ane I wadna name
Wha comes the beengin' byke tae scatter
And I'll put on my bridal goon
That day oor King comes ower the water

Curse on dull and drawling Whig
The whining, ranting, low deceiver
Wi' heart sae black and look sae big
And cantin' tongue o' clishmaclaver
My faither was a guid Lord's son
My mither was an Earl's daughter
And I'll be Lady Keith again
That day oor King comes ower the water
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