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Such a Parcel of Rogues in a Nation

Robert Burns
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OriginaleVersione scozzese di Dick Gaughan
SUCH A PARCEL OF ROGUES IN A NATIONSIC A PARCEL O ROGUES IN A NATION!
  
Fareweel to a' our Scottish fame,Fareweil tae aa our Scottish fame
Fareweel our ancient glory!Fareweil our ancient glory
Fareweel ev'n to the Scottish name.Fareweil e'en tae our Scottish name
Sae famed in martial story!Sae famed in martial story
Now Sark rins over Salway sands,Nou Sark rins ower the Solway sands
An' Tweed rins to the ocean,An Tweed rins tae the ocean
To mark where England's province standsTae mark whaur England's province stauns
Such a parcel of rogues in a nation!Sic a parcel o rogues in a nation!
  
What force or guile could not subdueWhat force or guile could not subdue
Thro' many warlike agesThro many warlike ages
Is wrought now by a coward fewIs wrocht nou by a coward few
For hireling traitor's wages.For hireling traitor's wages
The English steel we could disdain,The English steel we could disdain
Secure in valour's station;Secure in valour's station
But English gold has been our baneBut English gold has been our bane
Such a parcel of rogues in a nation!Sic a parcel o rogues in a nation!
  
O, would, or I had seen the dayO wad, ere I had seen the day
That Treason thus could sell us,That Treason thus could sell us
My auld grey head had lien in clayMy auld gray heid had lain in clay
Wi' Bruce and loyal Wallace!Wi Bruce an loyal Wallace
But pith and power, till my last hourBut pith an pouer, till my last hour
I'll mak this declaration:I'll mak this declaration -
“We're bought and sold for English goldWe're bocht an sold for English gold
Such a parcel of rogues in a nation!”Sic a parcel o rogues in a nation!


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