Johnnie Cope

Intro: verse 1: Cope sent a letter tae Dunbar Saying, "Charlie, meet me an ye daur And I'll learn ye the arts o' war If you meet me in the morning" Hey, Johnnie Cope are you wauking yet? Or are your drums a-beating yet? If ye were wauking, I would wait Tae gang tae The Coals in the morning verse 2: Fye, noo Johnnie, gets up and run The Hi'land bagpipes mak a din It's better tae sleep in a hale skin For it'll be a bloody morning Hey, Johnnie Cope are you wauking yet? Or are your drums a-beating yet? If ye were wauking, I would wait Tae gang tae The Coals in the morning verse 3: When Charlie looked the letter upon He drew his sword the scabbard from "Follow me, my merry men And we'll meet Johnnie Cope in the morning" Hey, Johnnie Cope are you wauking yet? Or are your drums a-beating yet? If ye were wauking, I would wait Tae gang tae The Coals in the morning verse 4: When Johnnie Cope tae Dunbar cam They spiered at him, "Where's a' your men?" "The De'il confound me, I dinnae ken For I left them all in the morning" Hey, Johnnie Cope are you wauking yet? Or are your drums a-beating yet? If ye were wauking, I would wait Tae gang tae The Coals in the morning VERSE 5: Then, "Faith", quo' Johnnie, "I got sic fegs Wi' their claymores and their philabegs Cannae face them again, De'il brak ma legs And I bid you's all 'Good morning'" Hey, Johnnie Cope are you wauking yet? Or are your drums a-beating yet? If ye were wauking, I would wait Tae gang tae The Coals in the morning Hey, Johnnie Cope are you wauking yet? Or are your drums a-beating yet? If ye were wauking, I would wait Tae gang tae The Coals in the morning