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Last Farewell To
Stirling
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Were the outdated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.
Nae lark in transport mounts the sky nor leaves in early
plaintive cry
But I maun bid a last goodbye, my last farewell to Stirling
O

Nae mair I'll wander through the glen nor disturb the roost
o' the pheasant hen
Nor chase the rabbits frae their den when I am far frae
Stirling O

There's one request before I go, and that is to my
comrades all
My dog and my gun ye'll keep for me when I am far frae
Stirling O

So fare ye weel, my Jenny dear, for you I'll shed a bitter
tear
But I hope you'll find another dear when I am far frae
Stirling O

So fare ye weel, for I am bound for twenty years in Van
Diemen's Land
But remember me and what I've done when I am far frae
Stirling O
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