BANNOCKBURN
BANNOCKBURN
by
Matt McGinn
In 1314, the twenty-fourth of June
King Eddie says, ‘We're ready now to steal the stone of Scone’
Brought his biggest army but discovered he'd backed a duece
In Bannockburn he found that he was up against the Bruce
We raised our pikes, the English kept a-coming
They weren’t quite so happy when we gie'd the pipes a blaw
We struck once more, the English started running
Ready steady Eddie, go, it's time to shoot the craw
We had a bowl of porridge and a wee bit pinch of salt
Drank a drop of whisky and it was the finest malt
Each had on a tammy and we wore the philabegs
Eddie was in terror when he saw the hairy legs
We raised our pikes, the English kept a-coming
They weren’t quite so happy when we gie'd the pipes a blaw
We struck once more, the English started running
Ready steady Eddie, go, it's time to shoot the craw
Poor King Edward nearly had a fit
When he saw his cavalry had landed in a pit
His men looked up from the trap that Bruce had built
They were shocked to find out what was worn below the kilt
We raised our pikes, the English kept a-coming
They weren’t quite so happy when we gie'd the pipes a blaw
We struck once more, the English started running
Ready steady Eddie, go, it's time to shoot the craw
He sent for the archers, a group of country folk
They urred and they burred, what a funny way they spoke
With those archers Eddie had a go
They didnae last as long as the ones on radio
We raised our pikes, the English kept a-coming
They weren’t quite so happy when we gie'd the pipes a blaw
We struck once more, the English started running
Ready steady Eddie, go, it's time to shoot the craw
On the fastest horse you ever ever saw
Eddie, he went racing o’er the Border and awa’
He was fond of Scotland but he never did return
He didn't like the welcome he’d received at Bannockburn
We raised our pikes, the English kept a-coming
They weren’t quite so happy when we gie'd the pipes a blaw
We struck once more, the English started running
Ready steady Eddie, go, it's time to shoot the craw