Lyrics

YE JACOBITES BY NAME

Ye Jacobites by name lend an ear, lend an ear,
Ye Jacobites by name lend an ear;
Ye Jacobites by name, your fautes I will proclaim,
Your doctrines I maun blame, you shall hear, you shall hear,
You doctrines I maun blame, you shall hear.


What is right and what is wrong, by the law, by the law?
What is right and what is wrong, by the law?
What is right and what is wrong, a short sword and a long
A weak arm and a strong for to draw, for to draw
A weak arm and a strong for to draw.


What makes heroic strife famed afar, famed afar?
What makes heroic strife famed afar?
What makes heroic strife, to whet the assassin's knife,
Or hunt a parent's life wi' bloody war, bloody war,
Or hunt a parents life wi' bloody war


Then leave your schemes alone in the state, in the state,
Then leave your schemes alone in the state.
Then leave your schemes alone, adore the rising sun,
And leave a man alone to his fate, to his fate,
And leave a man alone to his fate.


Ye Jacobites by name lend an ear, lend an ear,
Ye Jacobites by name lend an ear;
Ye Jacobites by name,your fautes I will proclaim,
Your doctrines I maun blame, you shall hear, you shall hear,
You doctrines I maun blame, you shall hear.

vocabulary:
Fautes: fault
maun: must
Jacobites: Supporters of the deposed James II and his decedents for their claim to the British throne

song :Trad

Lead vocal: Delta Burnett Reed
whistle: Tom Byrns
Guitars :Joe Podlesney
Highland Pipes: Eric Goodchild
Bass: Joe Podlesney
Keyboard: Joe Podlesney