Jock Mcgraw

verse 1 Behold I am a soldier bold and only twenty five years old a braver warrior never was seen fae Inverness tae Gretna green when I was young my father said he`d put me tae a decent trade a didnae like that job at aw so went and joined the forty twa The wind may blaw ,the cock may craw the rain may rain and the snaw may snaw but ye`winna frichten Jock Mcgraw he`s the stoutest man in the forty twa verse 2 the sergent when he listed me he winked his ee an then say`s he a man like you sae stout and tall can ne`r be killed by a cannonball the captain then when he cam roond and looked me up and looked me doon then turnin tae the sergeant awa ye scamp ye`ve lested the bleachfield oot on tramp The wind may blaw ,the cock may craw the rain may rain and the snaw may snaw but ye`winna frichten Jock Mcgraw he`s the stoutest man in the forty twa verse 3 at oor last fecht across the sea the general he sends efter me when I get there wi my big gun the battle of course it was won the enemy aw run awa they were feert at Jock McGraw a man like me sae tall and neat ye ken yersel could never be beat The wind may blaw ,the cock may craw the rain may rain and the snaw may snaw but ye`winna frichten Jock Mcgraw he`s the stoutest man in the forty twa verse 4 The king then held a grand review we numbered a thoosand and sixty two the kiltie lads come marchin past and Jock McGraw came marching last the royal pairty grabbed their sticks and all began tae stretch their necks cries the king to the colonel upon my soul I took thet man for a telegraph pole The wind may blaw ,the cock may craw the rain may rain and the snaw may snaw EM but ye`winna frichten Jock Mcgraw he`s the stoutest man in the forty twa