Twenty years ago I worked out the words to this song. You’ll note that Andy doesn’t get them perfect in this performance! I originally misspelled the name as “MacGilavry” but I’ve fixed that here.
Donald gane up the hill hard and hungry,
Donald's come doon the hill wild and angry;
Donald will clear the gouk's nest cleverly,
Here's to the king and Donald McGillavry.
Come like a weighbauk, Donald McGillavry,
Come like a weighbauk, Donald McGillavry,
Balance them fair, and balance them cleverly:
Off wi' the counterfeit, Donald McGillavry.
Donald's run o'er the hill but his tether man,
As he were wud, or stang'd wi' an ether, man;
When he comes back, there's some will look merrily:
Here's to King James and Donald McGillavry.
Come like a weaver, Donald McGillavry,
Come like a weaver, Donald McGillavry,
Pack on your back, and elwand sae cleverly;
Gie them full measure, my Donald McGillavry.
Donald has foughten wi' rief and roguery;
Donald has dinner'd wi' banes and beggary,
Better it were for Whigs and Whiggery
Meeting the devil than Donald McGillavry.
Come like a tailor, Donald McGillavry,
Come like a tailor, Donald McGillavry,
Push about, in and out, thimble them cleverly,
Here's to King James and Donald McGillavry.
Donald's the callan that brooks nae tangleness;
Whigging and prigging and a' newfangleness,
They maun be gane: he winna be baukit, man;
He maun hae justice, or faith he'll tak it, man.
Come like a cobbler, Donald McGillavry,
Come like a cobbler, Donald McGillavry,
Beat them, and bore them, and lingel them cleverly,
Up wi' King James and Donald McGillavry.
Donald was mumpit wi' mirds and mockery;
Donald was blinded wi' blads o' property;
Arles ran high, but makings were naething, man,
Lord, how Donald is flyting and fretting, man.
Come like the devil, Donald McGillavry,
Come like the devil, Donald McGillavry,
Skelp them and scaud them that proved sae unbritherly,
Up wi' King James and Donald McGillavry!
Hey Charlie,
I also have Andy’s kitchen book which has this song and a few more… Now that Andy is no longer with us …and
Amazon shows as 499.00 :-O
By the way how is Mr Heath these days?
:-)
Tom Walters
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Hi Tom! Nice to hear from you. Bill’s well, jet-setting back and forth between the coasts for the last decade or so but maintaining a home base in Newarl. I’m getting loaded up right now to go to Pennsic for a week, and hope to catch up on blogging when I return. I’ll sing “Donald McGillavry” in your honor while I’m put there!