Silly Wizard - Donald McGillavry Lyrics
Donald's gane up the hill hard and hungry,Donald comes down the hill wild and angry;Donald will clear the gouk's nest cleverly, gouk = cuckooHere's to the king and Donald Macgillavry.Come like a weigh-bauk, Donald Macgillavry, weigh-bauk = scalesCome like a weigh-bauk, Donald Macgillavry,Balance them fair, and balance them cleverly:Off wi'the counterfeit, Donald Macgillavry.Donald's run o'er the hill but his tether, man, wud = madAs he were wud, or stang'd wi' an ether, man; stung by an adderWhen he comes back, there's some will look merrily:Here's to King James and to Donald Macgillavry.Come like a weaver, Donald Macgillavry,Come like a weaver, Donald Macgillavry,Pack on your back, and elwand sae cleverly; elwand = measuring rodGie them full measure, my Donald Macgillavry.Donald has foughten wi' rief and roguery; rief = banditryDonald has dinner'd wi banes and beggary, banes = bonesBetter it were for Whigs and WhiggeryMeeting the devil than Donald Macgillavry.Come like a tailor, Donald Macgillavry,Come like a tailor, Donald Macgillavry,Push about, in and out, thimble them cleverly,Here's to King James and to Donald Macgillavry.Donald's the callan that brooks nae tangleness; callan = fine fellowWhigging and prigging and a'newfangleness,They maun be gane: he winna be baukit, man: baukit = balkedHe maun hae justice, or faith he'll tak it, man.Come like a cobler, Donald Macgillavry,Come like a cobler, Donald Macgillavry;Beat them, and bore them, and lingel them cleverly, shoemaker's threadUp wi' King James and wi' Donald Macgillavry.Donald was mumpit wi' mirds and mockery; lulled with flatteryDonald was blinded wi' blads o' property; blads = lotsArles ran high, but makings were naething, man, Arles = ThrashingLord, how Donald is flyting and fretting, man. flyt = scoldCome like the devil, Donald Macgillavry,Come like the devil, Donald Macgillavry; skelp = chastiseSkelp them and scaud them that proved sae unbritherly, scaud = scoldUp wi' King James and wi' Donald Macgillavry!
