Such a Parcel of Rouges

Fareweel to a' our Scottish fame Fareweel our ancient glory Fareweel ev'n to the Scottish name Sae famed in martial story Now Sarkrins o'er the Solway sands An' Tweed runs to the ocean To mark where England's province stands Such a parcel of rogues in a nation

What force or guile could not subdue Thro' many warlike ages Is wrought now by a coward few For hireling traitor's wages The English steel we could disdain Secure in valors station; But English gold has been our bane- Such a parcel of rogues in a nation

O, would, or had I seen the day That Treason thus could sell us My auld grey head had lien in clay Wi' Bruce and loyal Wallace But pith and power, till my last hour I'll make this declaration- "We were bought and sold for English gold" Such a parcel of rogues in a nation