The Wisest Fool

Murray bowed tae Chairlie
Yokin Atholl tae the plou
Oh, the settin suns o Stewart
Kings and princes since the Bruce
Rode tae Perth tae muster
Aw who hailed the Rover King
And wi weary wark and bluster
Hewed an army frae his kin
If only the wisest fool
Had bad when he first shoud rule
If only the wisest fool
Had bad when he first shoud rule
Henry’s for England
Charles for Spain
Seamus is Alba’s name
Johnny held a tinchel
As the crystal turned tae steel
And the heroes o the Hielands
Filled Braemar wi aw their zeal
Johnny hummed and hawed
Let the loyal Lowlands spile
Back to France, the Rover sailed
Afore the army of Argyll
If only the wisest fool
Had bad when he first shoud rule
If only the wisest fool
Had bad when he first shoud rule
Henry’s for England
Charles for Spain
Seamus is Alba’s name
Clavers slipped the council
As they offered Will the crown
Climbed the law tae find an army
Turned and pulled the Orange down
Though the Hieland targes
Were enough to cow Mackay
Tae the death o Bonnie Dundee
Loyal men had no reply
If only the wisest fool
Had bad when he first shoud rule
If only the wisest fool
Had bad when he first shoud rule
Henry’s for England
Charles for Spain
Seamus is Alba’s name