SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 817 Title : The King Across the Water Author(s): Andrina Connell Copyright holder(s): Andrina Connell Text Prince Charlie's siller coupit When the navy reived his gawld. His Chiels were wormed an wabbit And Drumrossie Moor was cauld. They didna seek yon field tae fecht -Tho no frae cowrin fear - Their staun had ayewise been the richt Till O'Sullivan set them near. The sleet drove snell intilt their face, Five thoosan Jacobites, Brave clansmen o the Highland race, In the Butcher Dukie's sights. Then Redcoats fired a cannon flood Jist past that day's twaloor, The River Nairn flowed red wi blood, Through dreich Drumrossie Moor. The Stuart cause was done and bye, Wi pipes an tartan banned, The prince went o'er the sea tae Skye Then fled his kinrik land Yet clansmen, wha could tell the tale, Tho few survived the slaughter, Lang raised a tassie toast tae hail "The King across the water!" This work is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. The SCOTS Project and the University of Glasgow do not necessarily endorse, support or recommend the views expressed in this document. Information about document and author: Text Text audience General public: Audience size: 1000+ Text details Method of composition: Handwritten Year of composition: 1996 Word count: 142 Text setting Leisure/entertainment: Text type Poem/song/ballad: Author Author details Author id: 821 Forenames: Andrina Surname: Connell Gender: Female Decade of birth: 1930 Educational attainment: GCSEs/O-Grades Age left school: 15 Upbringing/religious beliefs: Protestantism Occupation: Retired Civil Servant Place of birth: Johnstone Region of birth: Renfrew Birthplace CSD dialect area: Renfr Country of birth: Scotland Place of residence: Inchinnan Region of residence: Renfrew Residence CSD dialect area: Renfr Country of residence: Scotland Father's occupation: Ships Draughtsman Father's place of birth: Port Glasgow Father's region of birth: Renfrew Father's birthplace CSD dialect area: Renfr Father's country of birth: Scotland Mother's occupation: Housewife Mother's place of birth: Inverkip Mother's region of birth: Renfrew Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area: Renfr Mother's country of birth: Scotland Languages: Language: English Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: At all times Language: Scots Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: When occasion arises