The Green Plaid Songtext
von Battlefield Band

On the twenty-sixth of July, Lord Lennox′ men came here.
They dazzled all our lassies' eyes, their armour shone sae clear.
They dazzled all our lassies′ eyes when they met them in the street,
But when they met them in the lane, they kissed them sae sweet.

Will you go along wi' me, my bonnie, bonnie lass?
And I'll roll you in my green plaid while we lie upon the grass.
If I were to go along wi′ you and gie to you my hand,
Yer colonel he would part us before we left the land.


Never mind our colonel; he loves you as his life,
But he gave to us an order each man should hae a wife—
Each man to hae a wife, my dear, to keep him company,
And I′ll roll you in my green plaid while we sail on the sea.

What would my mam and daddie think if they knew I were wi' thee,
A-rollin′ in your green plaid and dandlin' on your knee?
Never mind your mam and dad; for what do you repine?
If I had you in Minorca, ′tis you would drink the wine.

You would drink wine and brandy and bear right company,
And I'll roll you in my green plaid while we sail upon the sea.
Now they′ve gone to Minorca and they've left the girls behind,
And they've gone to Minorca for the sake of Spanish wine.


And some o′ them were sorry and some o′ them right glad,
But I wish that I'd gone with him rolled up in his plaid;
And if ever they return again, how happy I will be,
A-rollin in his green plaid and dandlin′ on his knee!