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1794 · Poem

Bannocks o’ Bear Meal


Chorus

Bannocks o’ bear meal,Bannocks o’ barley,Here’s to the Highlandman’sBannocks o’ barley!4
Wha, in a brulyie, willFirst cry a parley?Never the lads wi’ theBannocks o’ barley,8

Chorus

Bannocks o’ bear meal,Bannocks o’ barley,Here’s to the Highlandman’sBannocks o’ barley!12
Wha, in his wae days,Were loyal to Charlie?Wha but the lads wi’ theBannocks o’ barley!16

Chorus

Bannocks o’ bear meal,Bannocks o’ barley,Here’s to the Highlandman’sBannocks o’ barley!20
Year
1794
Form
Poem
Location
Dumfries
Source
Project Gutenberg #1279 — Poems and Songs of Robert Burns