A Portrait of Robert Burns Robert Burns

1791 · Poem

I Hae Been at Crookieden


I Hae been at Crookieden,My bonie laddie, Highland laddie,Viewing Willie and his men,My bonie laddie, Highland laddie.There our foes that burnt and slew,My bonie laddie, Highland laddie,There, at last, they gat their due,My bonie laddie, Highland laddie.
Satan sits in his black neuk,My bonie laddie, Highland laddie,Breaking sticks to roast the Duke,My bonie laddie, Highland laddie,The bloody monster gae a yell,My bonie laddie, Highland laddie.And loud the laugh gied round a’ hellMy bonie laddie, Highland laddie.
Year
1791
Form
Poem
Location
Ellisland
Source
Project Gutenberg #1279 — Poems and Songs of Robert Burns