Originale | Versione scozzese di Dick Gaughan |
SUCH A PARCEL OF ROGUES IN A NATION | SIC A PARCEL O ROGUES IN A NATION! |
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Fareweel to a' our Scottish fame, | Fareweil tae aa our Scottish fame |
Fareweel our ancient glory! | Fareweil our ancient glory |
Fareweel ev'n to the Scottish name. | Fareweil e'en tae our Scottish name |
Sae famed in martial story! | Sae famed in martial story |
Now Sark rins over Salway sands, | Nou Sark rins ower the Solway sands |
An' Tweed rins to the ocean, | An Tweed rins tae the ocean |
To mark where England's province stands | Tae mark whaur England's province stauns |
Such a parcel of rogues in a nation! | Sic a parcel o rogues in a nation! |
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What force or guile could not subdue | What force or guile could not subdue |
Thro' many warlike ages | Thro many warlike ages |
Is wrought now by a coward few | Is wrocht nou by a coward few |
For hireling traitor's wages. | For hireling traitor's wages |
The English steel we could disdain, | The English steel we could disdain |
Secure in valour's station; | Secure in valour's station |
But English gold has been our bane | But English gold has been our bane |
Such a parcel of rogues in a nation! | Sic a parcel o rogues in a nation! |
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O, would, or I had seen the day | O wad, ere I had seen the day |
That Treason thus could sell us, | That Treason thus could sell us |
My auld grey head had lien in clay | My auld gray heid had lain in clay |
Wi' Bruce and loyal Wallace! | Wi Bruce an loyal Wallace |
But pith and power, till my last hour | But pith an pouer, till my last hour |
I'll mak this declaration: | I'll mak this declaration - |
“We're bought and sold for English gold | We're bocht an sold for English gold |
Such a parcel of rogues in a nation!” | Sic a parcel o rogues in a nation! |