Ye Jacobites By Name

Ye jacobites by name, lend an ear, lend an ear!
Ye jacobites by name, lend an ear,
Ye jacobites by name,
Your faults i will proclaim,
Your doctrines i might blame - you shall hear!

What is right, and what is wrong, by the law, by the law?
What is right, and what is wrong, by the law?
What is right, and what is wrong?
A short sword and a long,
A weak arm and a strong, for to draw!

What makes heroic strife, famed afar, famed afar?
What makes heroic strife famed afar?
What makes heroic strife ?
To whet th´ assassin´s knife,
Or hunt a parent´s life, wi bluidy war!
Then let your schemes alone, in the state, in the state!
Then let your schemes alone, in the state!
Then let your schemes alone,
Adore the rising sun,
And leave a man undone, to his fate