A NEW “SCOTS WHA HAE.”
At a rest camp' in France the men of a certain famous Highland regiment were having an impromptu concert. Presently there drifted in the tent, lured there by the sounds of revelry, a sturdy Cockney motor driver of the A.S.C. For some time he. listened appreciatively to the music; 'then he suggested that he could oblige with a Scottish song. Te Was conducted promptly to the platform. Great was the applause when the pianist, after a whispered consultation, commenced to play a wellknown tune. Advancing to the edge of the stage, the A.S.C. man with an inimitable Cockney accent, sang:— “ Scots wha hae on porridge fed, Scots wha’s hair is awfu’ red, Scots wha suffer frae swelled head, Gang and wash yer knees!” He made his escape in good time, and on last reports had not been captured, but a whole regiment of kilties, mad with rage, were still on his trail.
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Waipa Post, Volume XII, Issue 945, 22 May 1920, Page 7
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157A NEW “SCOTS WHA HAE.” Waipa Post, Volume XII, Issue 945, 22 May 1920, Page 7
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