Brave Lads o’ Sanquhar
Song. Tune, “Yellow-haired Laddie.”
The brave Lads o’ Sanquhar
Tae the war hae a’ gane,
Tae fecht for oor freedom,
Oor country an’ hame.
When duty did ca’ them
They answered the ca’,
An’ the Brave Lads o’ Sanquhar
Will conquer or fa’.
The Brave Lads o’ Sanquhar
Remember fu’ weel
Cameron an’ Renwick, an’
Crichton o’ Peel—
Names Time wi’ its changes
Will never efface
An’ the Brave Lads o’ Sanquhar
Will never disgrace.
They are fearless an’ strong
As the best in the lan’,
Aye steady an’ sure
At the word o’ comman’;
Tae honour an’ kindred
They never were fause:
An’ shooder tae shooder a’
In a guid cause.
Fu’ mony o’ the leal
An’ the true hae “gane west”
Tae reap their reward an’
Their nobly won rest.
Their mem’ry wi’ laurels,
Bricht laurels, we’ll croon,
Tho’ sair be oor herts in
The Auld Burgh Toon.