Black Scots and red Scots, <br />Red Scots and black; <br />I hae dealt wi’ the red Scot, <br />An’ dealt wi’ the black. <br />The Red Scot is angry <br />Among the sons o’ men— <br />He’ll pay you a bawbee, <br />An’ steal it back again. <br /> <br />Black Scots and red Scots, <br />Red Scots and black; <br />I hae dealt wi’ the red Scot, <br />An’ dealt wi’ the black. <br /> <br />The Black Scot is frien’ly— <br />A brither an’ a’— <br />He’ll pay you a bawbee, <br />An’ steal back twa. <br /> <br />The Ginger Scot o’ a’ Scots, <br />The warst shade o’ Scot, <br />For he’ll pay ye naething, <br />An’ tak’ a’ you’ve got. <br /> <br />Black Scots and red Scots, <br />Short Scots an’ lang, <br />Ginger Scots an’ bald Scots— <br />I dealt wi’ the gang.<br /><br />Henry Lawson<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-scots-a-dirge/
