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Upon Routing the Scots Army

Alexander Brome

“Upon Routing the Scots Army” as printed in Rump Songs (1662).

Alexander Brome: Collected Lyrics Text 72 1662 · historical text
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Verse 1

1.

Cam lend, lend y’are lugs Joes, an Ise speak a Song,

Sing heome agen Jocky, sing heome agen Jocky,

O hes velient Acts an hes Prowes emong,

Sing heome agen heome agen O valent Jocky.

Verse 2

2.

Sirs, Jockie’s a Man held a mickle Note,

Sing heome agen Jocky, &c.

Tha Breech o tha Covenant stuck in hes Throte,

Sing heome agen, heome agen, &c.

Verse 3

3.

For Jockie was riteous, whilk ye wad admire,

Sing heome agen Jocky, &c.

A fooght for tha Kirk, bet a plunder’d tha Quire

Sing heome agen Jocky, &c.

Verse 4

4.

An Jockie waxt roth, and toll Angland a cam,

Sing heome agen Jocky, &c.

Fro whence hee’d return, but alack a is lame,

Sing heome agen Jocky, &c.

Verse 5

5.

An Jockie was armed fro topp toll to toe,

Sing heome agen Jocky, &c.

Wi a po’re o Men and th’are geod D——— I tro,

Sing heome agen Jocky, &c.

Verse 6

6.

So valent I wis they were, an sa prat,

Sing heome agen Jocky, &c.

Ne Cock nor Hen durst stand in thare gat,

Sing heome agen Jocky, &c.

Verse 7

7.

In every strete thay ded sa flutter,

Sing heome agen Jocky, &c.

Ne Child durst shaw his Bred and Butter,

Sing heome agen Jocky, &c.

Verse 8

8.

Whan th’ Anglish Forces they her’d on o’re night,

Sing heome agen Jocky, &c.

Next Morne thay harnest themsels for a fight,

Sing heome agen, heome agen, &c.

Verse 9

9.

Thare D——— wes tha Mon that wad be sen stoot,

Sing heome agen Jocky, &c.

He feas’t tham awhile, then turn’d Ars’s about,

Sing heome agen, heome agen, &c.

Verse 10

10.

Tha Men that ater this valent Scot went,

Sing heome agen Jocky, &c.

Had ner foond him oout, bet by a strong sent,

Sing heome agen, heome agen O valent Jocky.

Verse 11

11.

Bet se tha reward ò that Cowardly Crue,

Sing heome agen Jocky, &c.

Thare Countremon Ballatine sent ’em to Corfew,

Not home agen, home agen, O slavish Jocky.

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Written by Alexander Brome

Words by Alexander Brome. Historical text published in Rump Songs (1662); public domain. No claim to a modern recording or arrangement.

Source & text edition

Rump Songs (1662), “Upon Routing the Scots Army”

This 1662 collection (Rump: or an Exact Collection of the Choycest Poems and Songs Relating to the Late Times, 1639-1661) is credited to Alexander Brome (died 1666); every contributor died more than 330 years ago, so the text is in the public domain worldwide, and the edition carries a Wikisource PD-old determination.

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