I really like this Traveler's Tale depicting the pride of the Scot. - poetheart 09/06/01
The pipes are calling on the moor-
Me blood does fairly boil-
To take me claymore, off to war
And leave this lowly toil.
To see the Clans in bright array
The tartans proud and bold-
A man is proud to be a Scot!
Like in the days of old.
There's nothing like the sound of pipes
To hear them squeal and skirl-
Will raise the hair upon your neck-
And make you face the world.
To be a Scot! and hear the pipes-
A bonnie lot indeed-
I'd rather wear me tartan
Than the bloody English tweed.
The lilt o' pipes, the roll o' drums
They never seem to fail-
To stir me Scottish 'eart to proudly
Spin a Traveler's Tale.
by John R. Yaws