A Hundred Pipers

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A Hundred Pipers is an old Scottish folk song (to the tune of The Durham Reel) that is the Authorized March of the 49th (Sault-Ste-Marie) Field Artillery.

[edit] Lyrics

These lyrics are in Scots.

Wi' a hundred pipers, an' a', an' a',

We'll up an' gie them a blaw, a blaw

Wi' a hundred pipers, an' a', an' a'.

O it's owre the border awa', awa'

It's owre the border awa', awa'

We'll on an' we'll march to Carlisle ha'

Wi' its yetts, its castle an' a', an a'.

Chorus:

Wi' a hundred pipers, an' a', an' a',

We'll up an' gie them a blaw, a blaw

Wi' a hundred pipers, an' a', an' a'.

O! our sodger lads looked braw, looked braw,

Wi' their tartan kilts an' a', an' a',

Wi' their bonnets an' feathers an' glitt'rin' gear,

An' pibrochs sounding loud and clear.

Will they a' return to their ain dear glen?

Will they a' return oor Heilan' men?

Second sichted Sandy looked fu' wae.

An' mithers grat when they march'd away.

Wi' a hundred pipers, an' a', an' a',

We'll up an' gie them a blaw, a blaw

Wi' a hundred pipers, an' a', an' a'.

O! wha' is foremos o' a', o' a',

Oh wha' is foremost o' a', o' a',

Bonnie Charlie the King o' us a', hurrah!

Wi' his hundred pipers an' a', an ' a'.

His bonnet and feathers he's waving high,

His prancing steed maist seems to fly,

The nor' win' plays wi' his curly hair,

While the pipers play wi'an unco flare.

Wi' a hundred pipers, an' a', an' a',

We'll up an' gie them a blaw, a blaw

Wi' a hundred pipers, an' a', an' a'.

The Esk was swollen sae red an' sae deep,

But shouther to shouther the brave lads keep;

Twa thousand swam owre to fell English ground

An' danced themselves dry to the pibroch's sound.

Dumfoun'er'd the English saw, they saw,

Dumfoun'er'd they heard the blaw, the blaw,

Dumfoun'er'd they a' ran awa', awa',

Frae the hundred pipers an' a', an' a'.

Wi' a hundred pipers, an' a', an' a',

We'll up an' gie them a blaw, a blaw

Wi' a hundred pipers, an' a', an' a'.

A Hundred Pipers

Tune: The Durham Reel

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The Lyrics
Melody to A Hundred Pipers -- This link does not point to the tune "Wi' A Hundred Pipers". Rather, the link points to the tune "Bonnie Dundee", which is often played sequentially with the former tune in many bagpipe band repertoires. The correct tune for "Wi' A Hundred Pipers" may be found here:"Wi' A Hundred Pipers". It should be noted that this incorrect assignment of "Bonnie Dundee" as the tune for "Wi' A Hundred Pipers" is replicated in many places across the Internet. Most seem to point back to the site originally referenced (http://ingeb.org/songs/wiahundr.html) in this article -- which contains the error.
A Hundred Pipers arranged and played on fife