Tonalidad: B major
Verse 1
G
C
Hey Johnny Cope, are you a- walking yet
G
C
G
Or are your drums a- beating yet?
C
If you were walking, I would wait
G
To gang to the coals in the morning
Verse 2
G
C
Cope sent a challenge frae Dunbar
Saying, "Charlie, meet me and you dare
G
And I'll learn ye the art o' war
C
G
C
G
If ye'll gang with me in the morning"
Verse 3
G
C
When Charlie looked the letter upon
Well, he drew his sword, the scabbard from
G
Come join with me, my merry men
C
G
C
We'll meet Johnny Cope
Verse 4
be as good as your word
Come, let us try both fire and sword
C
G
And do not flee like a frighted bird
That's chased frae its nest
in the morning"
Verse 5
G
When Johnny Cope, he heard of this
Well, he thought it wouldn't be amiss
To have a horse in readiness
To flee awa' in the morning
Verse 6
G
Hey Johnny Cope, are you a- walking yet
C
Or are your drums a- beating yet?
G
C
If you were walking, I would wait
G
To gang to the coals in the morning
Verse 7
G
C
Fye now, Johnny, get up and run
For the Hieland bagpipes make a din
G
It's best for tae sleep in a hale skin
C
G
For 'twill be a bloody morning
Verse 8
G
When Johnny Cope to Dunbar came
Well, they spiered at him,
"Where's all your men?"
C
D
G
"The Devil confound me gin I ken
C
G
C
G
For I left them all in the morning"
Verse 9
G
"In faith now, Johnny, ye were not blate
To come with news of your
own defeat
And leave your men in such a strait
So early in the morning"
Verse 10
G
"In faith," quo' Johnny,
C
"I got such flegs
From their claymores and their philabegs
G
If I meet them again, Devil break my legs
C
G
I'll bid you all good morning"
Verse 11
G
C
Hey Johnny Cope, are you a- walking yet
Or are your drums a- beating yet?
G
C
If you were walking, I would wait
G
To gang to the coals in the morning
Outro 1
G
G
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