Traditional menu : Johnny Cope - The Corries Capo 0

[Chorus]
(C) Hey, Johnny Cope, are ye wakin' yet,
or (G) are your drums a-beating yet
If (Am) ye were wa(G)kin' I (Am) wad wait (Em)
Tae (Am) gang tae the (G) coals in the mor(Am)nin'

Cope (Am) sent a challange frae Dunbar,
sayin (G) ‘Chairlie meet me if ye dare
And I'll lea(Am)rn ye the art o' w(G)ar,
if ye'll (Am) meet me (Em) in the mor(Am)nin’

When (Am) Chairlie looked the letter upon,
he (G) drew his sword his scabbard from
Follow (Am) me, my merry m(G)en,
we’ll (Am) meet Johnny (Em) Cope in the mor(Am)nin'
[Chorus]

Come (Am) now Johnny be good as your word,
and (G) let us try by fire and sword
An' (Am) Dinnae flee like a flicted bi(G)rd,
chased awa (Am) frae its ne(Em)st in the mor(Am)nin'

When (Am) Johnny Cope he heard o' this,
he (G) thought it wouldnae be amiss
Tae (Am) hae a horse in readi(G)ness,
tae (Am) flee aw (Em) a' in the mor(Am)nin'
[Chorus]

Fye noo (Am) Johnny get up and rin,
the (G) Highland bagpipes mak' a din
It’s (Am) better tae sleep in a ha(G)le skin.
It'll (Am) be a bloo(Em)dy mor(Am)nin'

When (Am) Johnny Cope tae Dunbar cam'
they (G) speirt at him, ‘Whaur's a' your men?’
The (Am) de'il confound me gin I (G) ken
for I (Am) left them (Em) a' in the mor(Am)nin'
[Chorus]

Troth now (Am) Johnny, ye werenae blate
tae (G) come wi' the news o' your ain defeat
And lea(Am)ve your men in sic a str(G)ait,
sae (Am) early (Em) in the mor(Am)nin'

In (Am) faith, quo' Johnny, I got sic flegs,
Wi’ aw (G) their claymores and philabegs
Gin I (Am) face them the de'il will (G) brak' my legs
so I (Am) wish ye (Em) a' guid mor(Am)nin'
[Chorus]

Johnny Cope Guitar Chords And Song Lyrics-The Corries. 
A traditional Scottish song about government forces 
being attacked by The Jacobites led by Bonnie Prince
Charlie, this was a suprise attack which took place near 
the village of Preston Pans, the tune of the song is 
older that the words which were written by Adam Skirving a 
local farmer who visited the battle site the following day. 
The Battle of Prestonpans was the first significant conflict
in the Jacobite Rising of 1745. The battle took place at 
4 am on 21 September 1745. The Jacobite army loyal to James 
Francis Edward Stuart and led by his son Charles Edward 
Stuart defeated the government army loyal to the Hanoverian 
George II led by Sir John Cope. The inexperienced government 
troops were outflanked and broke in the face of a highland 
charge. The victory was a huge morale boost for the Jacobites,
and a heavily mythologized version of the story entered art 
and legend.