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Lament For The
Gordons
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Were the outdated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.
Be silent now Greenock, Dundee and Auld Reekie
Silent the winches on Firth and on Clyde
While Scotland is sleepin' fair lassies are weepin'
For the young men who'll never lie down by their side

I sing of the Gordons, lament to young soldiers
Never came back to the land of their kin
Lowland and Highland on Singapore Island
Your sons died for freedom and Bonnie Prince Tin

The Gordons are children of shipwrights and crofters
Strong as a storm wind, tender as rain
Now all our cherished young eagles have perished
None of those gin-sodden planters were slain

How far from Malaya to snowy Bendoran
How far from Lahore to Saltcoats and Ross
No pipes and orations on rubber plantations
Chimes of St. Andrews, how far Glasgow Cross
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