When first my brave Johnnie lad came to this town, He had a blue bonnet that wanted the crown; But now he has gotten a hat and a feather, Hey, brave Johnnie lad, cock up your beaver! Cock up your beaver, and cock it fu' sprush, We'll over the border, and gie them a brush; There's somebody there we'll teach better behaviour, Hey, brave Johnnie lad, cock up your beaver! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A CHILD'S THOUGHT OF GOD by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING THE BONNIE BLUE FLAG by ANNIE CHAMBERS KETCHUM FRINGED GENTIANS by AMY LOWELL MESSIAH; A SACRED ECLOGUE IN IMITATION OF VIRGIL'S POLLIO by ALEXANDER POPE THE WATER WHEEL by ABU ABD ALLAH I SHALL HAVE PEACE AGAIN (WRITTEN AFTER READING 'RIDERS TO THE SEA' by FLORA LOUISE BAILEY THE UNKNOWN SHEPHERD'S COMPLAINT by RICHARD BARNFIELD FOR STURDY FEET by A. DOROTHEA BATES JOB 3:3-26. JOB CURSETH THE DAY, AND SERVICES OF HIS BIRTH by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE |