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Hazel Whyte
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Scotland Will
Flourish
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Were the outdated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.

Here's to the King sir, you ken who I mean sir
And every honest man that'll do it again
Here's to the chieftains o' all the Hieland clans
They've done it mair than once, and they'll do
tt again
When you hear the trumpets sound, tooti taeti
to the drum
Up your sword and down your gun, and to the
rogues again


Scotland will flourish, by the sweat of our
labour
The strength of her will, and the force of her
mind
Forget the old battles, those days are over
Hatred corrupts, and friendship refines

Let the Scots be a nation, o' proud of their
heritage
With an eye to the future, and a heart to
forgive
And let us be rid, of those bigots and fools
Who will not let Scotland, live and let live

Let us govern our country, wisely and fairly
Let each man and woman, work wi’ a will
And Scotand will flourish, secure in the
knowledge
That we reap our own harvest, and ring our
own till

And let us be known, for our kind hospitality
A hand that is open, lay proffered to friends
A hard working people, proud and unbending
Scotland will thrive, and win out in the end

Scotland will flourish, by the sweat of our
labour
The strength of her will, and the force of her
mind
Forget the old battles, those days are over
Hatred corrupts, and friendship refines

So let us be known, for our kind hospitality
A hand that is open, lay proffered to friends
A hard working people, proud and unbending
Scotland will thrive, and win out in the end
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