Captain Wedderburn's courtship/Hey Johnnie Coup

Johnnie Coup.

ORIGINAL WORDS.

Coup sent a challenge frae Dunbar,
Charlie, meet me an ye dare.
And I'll learn you the art of war,
If you I'll meet wi‘ me in the morning.

⁠Hey Johnnie Coup are ye waking yet,
⁠Or are your drums a beating yet,
⁠If you were waking I would wait.
⁠To gang to the coals i‘ the morning.

When Charlie look'd the letter upon,
He drew his sword the scabbard from.
Come follow me my merry, merry men,
And we'll meet Johnnie Coup i‘ the morning.
⁠⁠Hey Johnnie Coup, &c.

Now Johnnie be as good as your word,
Come let as try both fire and sword,
And dinna rin away like a frighted bird,
That's chas'd frae its nest in the morning.
⁠⁠Hey Johnnie Coup, &c.

When Johnnie Coup he heard of this.
He thought it wadna be amiss
To hae a horse in readiness,
To flie awa' i the morning.
⁠Hey Johnnie Coup, &c.

Fy now Johnnie get up and rin,
The Highland bagpipes makes a din.
It s best to s'eep in a hale skin,
For ‘twill be a bluiddie morning,
⁠Hey Johnnie Coup, &c,

When Johnnie Coup to Dunbar came,
They spier d a him wbere‘s a‘ your men;
The deil confound me gin I ken,
For I left them a' in the morning.
⁠Hey Johnnie Coup, &c.

Now, Johnnie troth ye wasna blate,
To come wi the news o' your ain defeat
And leave your men in sic a strait,
So early in the morning.
⁠Hey Johnnie Coup, &c.

Ah faith co Johnnie I got a flag.
With their claymores and philabegs,
If I face them again, deil break my legs,
So l wish you a good morning.
⁠Hey Johnnie Coup, &c.