'Hey Johnnie Cope' - Scottish Jacobite Song

[@Mr.Renaud]

2 months later and i still got this stuck in my head

[@monsieurmarcusvipsaniusagrippa]

2 months more and it’s stuck in my head still after 4 months

[@Mr.Renaud]

@@monsieurmarcusvipsaniusagrippa my head as moved on to Cam Ye By Atholl

[@ferretman6790]

Bro literally said: “Cope”

[@Sonny-m1f]

Hey Tommy, "cope".

[@trentoncovert7889]

best part is John Cope was literally the dude’s name

[@lucario2188]

The author of this song Adam Skirving a local farmer visited the battle site the same day it happened, after it ended. He wrote two songs about the battle this one and another one that described the battle in more detail.

[@Demonsquirrel]

What’s the other song called?

[@lucario2188]

@@Demonsquirrel tranent muir.

[@lucario2188]

@@Demonsquirrel The Chevalier(Bonnie Prince Charlie) being void o' fear Did march up Birsle Brae, man And through Tranenr e'er he did stent As fast as he chould gae(go), man While General Cope did taunt and mock Wie(with) manies(many) a loud hurrah, man But e'er(here) next morn(morning)proclaimed the cock We heard another craw, man The brave Lochiel, as I heard tell Led Cameron on in cloods, man The mornin' fair and clear the air They loosed wie devilish thuds, man The guns they threw and swords they drew And soon did chase them aff, man On Seaton's craft they burst their chafts And gart them run like daft, man The bluff dragoons swore blood and oons They'd mak' the rebels run, man And yet they flee when them they see And winnae fire a gun, man They turned their backs, the fit tae crack Such terror siezed them a', man Some wet their cheeks, some fyled their breeks And some for fear did fa', man Fear did fa', man Fear did fa', man Smith made sic' haste sae spurred his beast 'Twas little there he saw, man Tae Berwick rade and safely said "The Scots were rebels a', man" O'er Soutra Hill ere he stood still Afore he tasted meat, man Lang may he brag o' his swift nag That bore him aff sae fleet, man But Gardner brave did still behave Like to a hero bright, man His courage true, like him were few That still despised the flight, man Ah for king and laws and country's cause In honour's bed did fa', man His life but not his courage fled While he had breath tae draw, man At yon thorn tree that you may see Bewest the meadow mill, man There's many slain lie on the plain The clans pursuing still, man Sic unco whacks and deadly hacks I never saw the likes, man Lost hands and heids cost them their deeds That fell near Preston Dyke, man

[@lucario2188]

​​@@Demonsquirrel @Demonsquirrel Tranent muir lyrics The Chevalier(Bonnie Prince Charlie) being void(devoid) o' fear Did march up Birsle Brae, man And through Tranenr e'er he did stent As fast as he chould gae(go), man While General Cope did taunt and mock Wie(with) manies(many) a loud hurrah, man But e'er(here) next morn(morning)proclaimed the cock We heard another craw, man The brave Lochiel, as I heard tell Led Cameron on in cloods, man The mornin' fair and clear the air They loosed wie devilish thuds, man The guns they threw and swords they drew And soon did chase them aff, man On Seaton's craft they burst their chafts And gart them run like daft, man The bluff dragoons swore blood and oons They'd mak' the rebels run, man And yet they flee when them they see And winnae fire a gun, man They turned their backs, the fit tae crack Such terror siezed them a', man Some wet their cheeks, some fyled their breeks And some for fear did fa', man Fear did fa', man Fear did fa', man Smith made sic' haste sae spurred his beast 'Twas little there he saw, man Tae Berwick rade and safely said "The Scots were rebels a', man" O'er Soutra Hill ere he stood still Afore he tasted meat, man Lang may he brag o' his swift nag That bore him aff sae fleet, man But Gardner brave did still behave Like to a hero bright, man His courage true, like him were few That still despised the flight, man Ah for king and laws and country's cause In honour's bed did fa', man His life but not his courage fled While he had breath tae draw, man At yon thorn tree that you may see Bewest the meadow mill, man There's many slain lie on the plain The clans pursuing still, man Sic unco whacks and deadly hacks I never saw the likes, man Lost hands and heids cost them their deeds That fell near Preston Dyke, man

[@Demonsquirrel]

Thanks

[@richardcleveland8549]

I know this from an LP of English and Scottish folk songs from 30-plus years ago - a much slower pace, though.

[@richardcleveland8549]

The album was actually a collection of those songs in arrangements by Beethoven, if you can believe it!

[@Mr.Renaud]

Good song

[@reb0118]

At 02:05 it should be Berwick not Dunbar. General Sir John Cope took the old Roman Road over Soutra before veering left for Berwick upon Tweed. The road to Dunbar was blocked by the Jacobites.

[@lucario2188]

Yes, but the writer of this song Adam Skirving was a local farmer. He corrected that in the secong song he wrote about the battle were he was more neutral and researched by asking people who had been in the battle.

[@lucario2188]

The name of his second song is Tranent Muir.

[@reb0118]

@@lucario2188 actually Adam Skirving himself correctly wrote Berwick. For some reason most modern versions have substituted Dunbar for Berwick.

[@eleanorrichards8260]

He landed at Dunbar did he not?

[@reb0118]

​@@eleanorrichards8260 Yes, that's correct.

[@itapi697]

Great song

[@hobertlee7598]

LOVE THIS SONG

[@seastorm1979]

Freedom and Liberty!!

[@DefinetlyNotGreatNorthern]

Funfact: Prince Charles Edward Stuart's Great Granddad Was King Jan Sobieski III

[@stlouisix3]

Jacobites are true Scots🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@michaelharper8407]

Amen🎉

[@stlouisix3]

@penderyn8794, the Picts became Scots. We are one nation now. If you wish to call us all Picts, including even Hebridæans, that's fine -your prerogative. Although non-Scottish, non-Pictish people claim otherwise, the Picts were very distinct from the Welsh and other Brittonic tribes on our Isles. The Picts were the first/1st people, perchance together with the Gaels, to arrive on the Brittonic Isles -the Welsh and others came after the Picts.

[@olekcholewa8171]

Are you Scottish?

[@LS-jv9hp]

@@stlouisix3 Plus after the clearances Picts, Dal Riatians, Strathclyde Celts and Border Reiver descendants have all intermixed in the central belt to point we're all one people. (Maybe na h-Eileanan an Iar and Skye is only place without major intermixing)

[@KingEdwardtheTurbulentNeill26]

@penderyn8794 you forgotten about Norse Gael a mix of Norsemen and Gaels who interbreed with each other when Norsemen from Scandinavia came to parts of Scotland and settled down and mixed with Gael people

[@patrickcosgrove2623]

Prosperity tae Scotland and nae Union !!!!

[@kappatalis5]

This is a strange comment to leave on a Jacobite song, considering they were not against the union at all

[@onetrueyukariakiyama]

A XVIII century song had "cope" and "coal" in the same sentence

[@lucario2188]

Coal was the nickname for prestonpans.

[@randomthings4815]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 for Bonnie Prince Charlie

[@olekcholewa8171]

What's the film in the background?

[@Imperial_Britannia]

It’s from Bonnie Prince Charlie, a film from 1948. It’s quite good.

[@olekcholewa8171]

@@Imperial_Britannia Thanks. I see you turned the comments back on, why were they off?

[@Imperial_Britannia]

@@olekcholewa8171 I have no idea, I didn’t turn anything off. I’m pretty sure it was KZbin trying to intervene, they sometimes just shut off comments on ‘controversial’ videos. I’m pretty sure the algorithm just say that one comment arguing about Jacobites and thought that the video is somehow controversial or bad.

[@olekcholewa8171]

@@Imperial_Britannia Okay I get it

[@jonathanoates1298]

@@Imperial_Britannia Good or bad is an individual preference, but it is less than good factually (Chasing the deer is better). The depiction shown here of Prestonpans is way off the mark. The British army lines were properly drawn up but weren't up to dealing with the Highland charge. Generally the film is way too positive about BPC.

[@lucario2188]

Do you accept request?

[@Imperial_Britannia]

Only if it’s from Western Europe / commonwealth of nations lands, and I have like 30 videos in production so it would take a little while.

[@NihilsineDeo1866.]

​@@Imperial_BritanniaHello mate. What about ye jacobites by name

[@Imperial_Britannia]

@@NihilsineDeo1866. the British anti-Jacobite song? Sure I’ll put it on my list.

[@Bandit-rd9xp]

what movie is this?

[@palastofhistory4026]

bonnie prince charlie 1948

[@Bandit-rd9xp]

@@palastofhistory4026 thx

[@NapoleonBonaparte-i6u]

Why is the spelling like that? I know thar by that time spelling was mostly what it is today.😮

[@zachgeorge98]

scots spelling

[@thisisabandonedgosomewhereelse]

If jacobites didnt lose, the house of stewart would not be german today. nonetheless, they are pretty cool

[@backstabber72]

Funnily enough Prince William has Stuart blood in him through Princess Diana as there was an illegitimate child from Bonnie Prince Charlie’s father. So when prince William comes into power it will be the first King since James to have Stuart blood, granted he’s not the heir to the Stuarts line that falls to some German (ironically) but still funny.

[@theinsectbros9067]

This sounds quite a bit like Oro sé do bheatha bhaile

[@thewanderingeuropean3522]

@@theinsectbros9067 Gaelic culture has a similar sound in their music as English Classical music would have its own sound. That’s why you notice certain songs sound similar-it’s the cultural sound.

[@theinsectbros9067]

Huh. Now that I think about it, certain parts sound like “Drunken Sailor”.

[@wiel5908]

SNEED

[@stanleypines1026]

Cope suits the Jacobite cause quite well lmao.

[@lucario2188]

Butthurt. Imagine getting riled up by a more than 200 year old song😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@stanleypines1026]

@@lucario2188 I’m not butthurt. The Jacobites lost 😁Maybe it is you who is upset by the outcome?

[@lucario2188]

​@@stanleypines1026Nah, i am not even from the UK. It's all history now.

[@stanleypines1026]

@@lucario2188 Good. No surrender FTP 😎😎🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@InqvisitorMagnvs]

@@stanleypines1026Yea the Jacobites lost and the bankers won. How ‘glorious’ it was for Abraham Israel Suasso to finance that Dutch coup against James II in 1688 in order for the Rothschilds to get that central bank they wanted.

[@misterxrd]

Great song