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    "Donald McGillivray"genre: Celtic
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    A rousing Scottish anthem about a rebel givin' the Whigs some what-for!
    MP3.com CD: Emerald Rose - buy it!buy it!
    CD: Emerald Rose (c) 1998   Label: Independent

    Story Behind the Song
    This hard-driving Jacobite song, popularized by Silly Wizard, is one of our
    band's favorite openers for its performances. We like to dedicate it to
    the movement toward self-determination for all the Celtic nations. In
    particular, here's to the new Scottish parliament. Alba go bragh!

    Lyrics
    DONALD MACGILLAVRY
    (trad. Scottish)

    Donald's gone up the hill hard and hungry
    Donald's come down the hill wild and angry
    Donald will clear the gouk's nest cleverly
    Here's to the king and Donald Macgillavry
    Come like a weighbauk, Donald Macgillavry
    Come like a weighbauk, Donald Macgillavry
    Balance them fair, and balance them cleverly
    Off with the counterfeit, Donald Macgillavry

    Donald's gone o'r the hill but his tether, man
    As he were wud or stung with an adder, man
    When he comes back, there's some will look merrily
    Here's to the king and Donald Macgillavry
    Come like a weaver, Donald Macgillavry
    Come like a weaver, Donald Macgillavry
    Pack on your back, and elwand sae cleverly
    Give them full measure, my Donald Macgillavry

    Donald has fought with reif and roguery
    Donald has dinner'd with banes and beggary
    Better it were for Whigs and Whiggery
    Meeting the devil than Donald Macgillavry
    Come like a tailor, Donald Macgillavry
    Come like a tailor, Donald Macgillavry
    Push about, and in and out, thimble them cleverly
    Here's to King James and to Donald Macgillavry

    Come like a tailor, Donald Macgillavry
    Come like a tailor, Donald Macgillavry
    Push about, and in and out, thimble them cleverly
    Here's to King James and to Donald Macgillavry

    (c) 1998 Emerald Rose

    Brian "Logan" Sullivan--vocals, guitar
    Arthur Hinds--vocals, bodhran
    Larry Morris--congas
    Clyde Gilbert--congas, tambourine

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