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Scots' musician, songwriter, & balladeer.
Hazel Whyte
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Love And
Freedom
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Were the outdated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.
Singing, hey Donal', ho Donal'
Dirrum a do a day

As I come o'er Strathmartin Mains
What do you think I seen
A braw young piper laddie
Come a-linking o'er the green

He played a reel and he played a jig
And he played a sweet strathspey
He roosed ma hairt till its beats kept time
Tae the tapping o' ma tae

Well I've nae gown tae offer ye
I hae but little gear
But we'll hae love and freedom
Gin you follow me, my dear

There's gowd on the broom o' the Sidlaw Hills
Honey ben the heather sweet
There's a speckled trout in the purlin' tarn
A velvet carpet neath oor feet

Syne he blew up his chanter
And sic a spring he plays
So I chose love and freedom
Tae wander a' the days
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