Punch (100.1891)

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PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.

[January 17, 1891.

BURNS VERSUS BURNS.

A Song of ihe Gkeat Scotcii Steike. Tune—" Push about the Jorum!n

" Oh, let us not like snarling fykes,

In wrangling be divided;
Till slap comes in an uncoo loon

And with a rung decide it.
Be Britain still to Britain true,

Amang oursels united;
For never but by British hands

Maun British wrongs be righted ! "
Robekt Burns's "Dumfries Volunteers."

Shade o/Burns, loquitur:—

0, rantin' roarin' Johnny Buens,
My namesake—in a fashion,

You do my Scots the warst o' turns

Sae stirrin' up their passion.
Whence come ye, Johnny ? Erae the Docks P

Or frae the County Council ?
Sure Scots can do their ain hard knocks ;

We take your brag and bounce ill!

Eal de ral, &c.

Does Cockneydom invasion threat ?

Then let the louns beware, Sir !
Scotland, they '11 find, is Scotland yet,

And for hersel' can fare, Sir.

The Thames shall run to join the Tweed,

Criffel adorn Thames valley,
'Ere wanton wrath and vulgar greed

On Scottish ground shall rally.

Fal de ral, &c.

A man's a man for a' that, John,
And ane 's as good as tither ;

But that ship's crew is fated, John,
That mutinies in bad weather.

Nae flouts to " honest industry "
Shall fa' frae the Excisemau ;