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