Steeleye Span
Steeleye Span
Steeleye Span
Steeleye Span
Steeleye Span
Steeleye Span
Steeleye Span
Steeleye Span
Steeleye Span
Steeleye Span
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“Cam Ye O'er Frae France” is a Scots mocking song written in a very specific timeframe, during the Rising of 1715. This was a rebellion by the Scottish against the new Hanoverian kings of Britain, which ended badly and ultimately led to the final defeat of the Jacobite cause in Scotland.
As a rebel...
Cam ye o'er frae France? Cam ye down by Lunnon?
Saw ye Geordie Whelps and his bonny woman?
Were ye at the place ca'd the Kittle Housie?
Saw ye Geordie's grace riding on a goosie?
Geordie he's a man there is little doubt o't
He's done a' he can, wha can do without it?
Down there came a blade linkin' like my lordie
He wad drive a trade at the loom o' Geordie
Though the claith were bad, blythly may we niffer
Gin we get a wab, it makes little differ
We hae tint our plaid, bannet, belt and swordie
Ha's and mailins braid, but we hae a Geordie
Jocky's gane to France and Montgomery's lady
There they'll learn to dance, Madam, are ye ready?
They'll be back belyve belted, brisk and lordly
Brawly may they thrive to dance a jig wi' Geordie
Hey for Sandy Don, hey for Cockolorum
Hey for Bobbing John and his Highland Quorum
Mony a sword and lance swings at Highland hurdie
How they'll skip and dance o'er the bum o' Geordie
Cam Ye O’er Frae France was written by Traditional.
Cam Ye O’er Frae France was produced by Jerry Boys & Steeleye Span.
Steeleye Span released Cam Ye O’er Frae France on Sun Apr 01 1973.