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Hogg, 'the Ettrick Shepherd', initially disclaimed authorship and rather described
the piece as 'a capital old song, and very popular'.  The Edinburgh Review, in an
article highly disparaging of the Jacobite cause, and particularly of the Jacobite
Minstrelsy, quoted 'Donald Macgillivray' as one of the best songs in Hogg's
collection.  Hogg afterwards avowed the fraud, and gloried in it.  See Hogg's
Jacobite Relics.

The song is played by the Scottish band 'Silly Wizard' on their  'The Best Of' elbum.

Also on LP; 'The Jacobite Rebellions' sung by Ewen MacColl; with
guitar & banjo accompaniment by Peggy Seeger, Topic Records.

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Donald's gaen up the hill hard and hungry,
Donald comes doon the hill wild and angry;
Donald will clear the gowk's (cuckoo's) nest cleverly.
Here's tae the King and Donald MacGillivray.

Come like a weigh-bauk (scales), Donald MacGillivray,
Come like a weigh-bauk, Donald MacGillivray,
Balance them fair, and balance them cleverly,
Off wi' the counterfeit, Donald MacGillivray!

Donald's run o'er the hill bot his tether, man,
As he war wad (mad) or stung wi' an ether, man;
When he comes back there's some will look merrily,
Here's tae King James and Donald MacGillivray.

Come like a weaver, Donald MacGillivray,
Come like a weaver, Donald MacGillivray,
Pack on your back and elwand (measuring rod) sae cleverly:
Gie them fu' measure, Donald MacGillivray!

Donald has foughten with rief (banditry) and roguery,
Donald has dinnered with banes and beggery,
Better it were for Whig and Whiggery
Meeting the Devil than Donald MacGillivray.

Come like a tailor, Donald MacGillivray,
Come like a tailor, Donald MacGillivray,
Push a bit in an' out, thimble them cleverly,
Here's tae King James and Donald MacGillivray!

Donald's the callan (fine fellow) that brooks nae tangleness
Whegin' and pregin' and aa' newfangleness
He maun be gane : he winna be baukit, man;
He maun hae justice or faith he'll tak' it man.

Come like a cobbler, Donald Macgillivray,
Come like a cobbler, Donald Macgillivray,
Beat them and bore them and lingel (shoemaker's thread) them
   cleverly,
Up wi' King James and Donald MacGillivray!

Donald was mumpit wi' mirds (lulled with flattery) and mockery,
Donald was blindit wi' blads (large portions) o' property
Arles ran high but makings were naething, man,
Lord, how Donald is flyting (scolding) and fretting man.

Come like the Devil, Donald MacGillivray,
Come like the Devil, Donald MacGillivray,
Skelp (or Skilt) them and scaud them that prove sae unbritherly,
    (or unbraetherly,)
Up wi' (or Here's tae) King James and Donald MacGillivray!