This song appears in Burns' cantata "The Jolly
Beggars". The words were originally written to the old
air "O Gin Ye Were Dead Gudeman", which probably
suggested the more modern air of "The White Cockade",
the two tunes being similar. The tune "The White
Cockade" is now used for this song. This modern air is
also found in Aird's collection, 1784, under the name
"The Ranting Highlandman".
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