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46:(1831) that he was surprised it had become so popular; he had "dashed down the words at random" after being given the tune by Gow and considered it "one of his worst". 39:, takes the form of a "gathering song" to recruit Jacobites and makes reference to many of the places and people associated with the rebellion. 178: 329: 323: 236: 383: 378: 373: 182: 123: 85: 172: 345:"English Folk Dance and Song Society: The National Organisation for the Development of the Folk Arts" 199: 73: 368: 272:
The Scots Fiddle: (Vol 1) Tunes, Tales & Traditions of the North-East & Central Highlands
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and it is traditionally sung to a tune by Neil Gow, Junior, the son of
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The Songs of Scotland: Adapted to Their Appropriate Melodies, Volume 1
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as #7287, including variants titled as "I hae ae bit son".
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Recordings of the song have been included in albums by
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For these are the men that will die for their Charlie.
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Saw ye the lads, wi' their bonnets an' white cockades,
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Index

Jacobite
James Hogg
Nathaniel Gow
Jacobite rising of 1745
Queen Victoria
John Wilson
Taymouth Castle
The Corries
Kenneth McKellar
Alastair McDonald
Roud Folk Song Index
Athol
philabeg
Tummel
Garry
Prince Charlie
Highland
Glengarry
MacDonald
Clanranald
Lochiel
Appin
Lord Murray
Mackintosh
Lowlands
whigamore
The Songs of Scotland: Adapted to Their Appropriate Melodies, Volume 1
Songs, by the Ettrick shepherd
Lee, Sidney
"Wilson, John (1800-1849)" 

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