The Souters of Selkirk. Anonymous. Selkirk. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. 1876-79. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes. Scotland: Vols. VI-VIII

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes.
Scotland: Vols. VI–VIII. 1876–79.

Selkirk

The Souters of Selkirk

Anonymous


UP wi’ the Souters o’ Selkirk,
And down wi’ the Earl of Home;
And up wi’ a’ the braw lads,
That sew the single-soled shoon.

Fye upon yellow and yellow,	5
And fye upon yellow and green,
But up wi’ the true blue and scarlet,
And up wi’ the single-soled sheen.

Up wi’ the Souters o’ Selkirk,
For they are baith trusty and leal;	10
And up wi’ the Men o’ the Forest,
And down wi’ the Merse to the deil.