HAWICK SONGS AN D S O N G WRIT ERS R BE T MURRAY O R . T H I R D E D I TI ON ENNN N N N N N H A W I C K W. & J. K E N N E D Y I N N FLo vm su A U LD Hwc x ! M C E C E nu sE T E E m e n AY OMM R H , T o E B E TI LL H E M n em u . C Eu TO , A N D m E G U TT BB B L UID RUN DRY . I N D E ! . A ITO IIISO N E T. , LLIO B L B I RN IE A T A , R HUR , B T E JO IIN ALLAN YN , , B W T RO N , HOMAS , M B E . D . RYDON , JAM S, C P T HA MAN , HOMAS , C REV . R B E RT UNNINGHAM , O V M A D RE . E E . AVIDSON , G ORG , , D E E AVIDSON , J SSI , D G D R H OU LAS , JO N , D A E OUGLAS , GN S , E T AS ON , WILLIAM , E T EV W. H O R . 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I D LL , WI LIAM , UICH B IE E S R , JAM , R L H U E , JO N , C OTT S IR T S , WAL ER , COTT LL S , WI IAM , TH H SMI , JO N , T F F OR OH S A D , J N , T E E S ORI , JAM S, THO O E MS N , JAM S , T UR B U L H N L , JO N , TER R . D . WA S, EV , B T R OR E WE S E , GE G , “ ” WIDOW YOUNG , SO ROB RT WIL N , E , . G WINNING , MRS J WIN TH RO RE , JAMES , b o wi ck S on g s a n b on writ rs e S g . S we stated in fo me edition s awi and round r r , H ck about Hawick has long been honoured as a ome and a aun t of ele ate son wite s h h c br d g r r . ” e en in his S cen es of In fan efe s to L yd , cy, r r the en tle ca ti e of ar en wom the beaute g v H d , h ous Ma the lowe of arrowfoun amon st ry , r Y , d g ’ the s oils of her ma au in us an Wat O a en p r d g h b d H rd , and sa s of him y , His are the stra ins whose wa nderi ng echoes thrill The e er n er n on the tw t Sh ph d , li g i g iligh hill . H e name ess as the ra e rom w he s run , l c f hich p g , Sa e ot er names and e t hi s own unsun v d h l f g . n ot e nameless a a Teviotdale s e e san the A h r b rd, h ph rd, g dirge of the valiant laird of ’ wm n a r a Whitslades i o s and o n. , y igh g Old o ie of Skelfhill anot e of our lo al minst els H bb , h r c r , ” “ ” san of the B aes of B an olm and of ean the ante g r r xh J R r, who had a small inn t e e also of Ca tain Maitlan who h r ; p d , ’ fell in lo e wit ean s au te and in the e stas of o v h J d gh r, c y j y, cries out to Jean Gar the cu ar the can fill p , g fill , a call which has been appropriated by Sir Walter Scott in of onni un e en t e e was als h his song B e D de . Th h r o t e A 2 min strels of that uni ue a d kn wn as S t of S atchells y b r o co , wose w s we e late u lis e W Kenned of h ork r y p b h d by . J . y awi H ck . The song of Battling Roaring Willis is another piece of Min strelsy of which we ma well look back upon as of our l ali In a a e ea y) Sir Wal llio O f Wolf t . te t lee oc y p p r, r d y r E e at B an olm to the Be wi s i e N atu alists Clu in r xh r ck h r r b, ’ S e tem e 1 886 and in te in t he lub s t ansa tions for p b r, ( pr d C r c t at ea he a e an en t from the e o s of the h y r), g v ry r c rd esb te Of edbur h wi )ro e t at the t a itional Pr y ry J g , h ch v d h r d combat on which the celebratedsong of Battling Roaring ” Willie is foun e had ta en la e in 1 627 and t at d d k p c , h ” illi was William of iest au h W e Pr h g . We ma be a one t e efo e in sa in t at t is old y p rd d , h r r , y g h h master Of song who — Kneweach ord i nance and clause ’ Of Black Lor d Archibald s battle - laws ” In the O ld ou as da D gl y, ilia an wl om isi o o would be a fam r d e c e V t r t Auld Hawick . ” Of the song of Rattling Roaring Willie there are many versions ; the best known is th at communicated ’ ” Bu ns to ohnstone s Musi al Museum to wi r J c , h ch he las se om ose b imself added t t ver c p d y h . ’ ’ 0 ratt n roar n e li , i Willi , 0 he e to the a r h ld f i , And for to se hi s e ll fiddl , bu m o r w And y so e the are. ’ B ut art n wi his e p i g fiddl , ’ The saut tear blint hi s e e ; ’ ’ And ratt n roa r n e li , i Willi ’ w m am me Ye re elco e h e to . e ome se our e O Willi c ll y fiddl , O sell your fiddle sae fi ne ll e ome se our e O Wi i c ll y fiddl , ’ n wn And buy a pi t 0 i e. If I s ou se m e h ld ll y fiddl , The warld wad t n I was mad hi k , ’ For mony a ranti n day n hae h My fiddle a d I ad . A S ame Crochallan I c by , I cannily keeki t ben '3 ’ Rattlm roar n l i e , i Wi l ’ ’ Was sittin at yon board - en ’ Sitting at yon board - cn Amang guid companie ; ’ ’ att n oar n e R li , R i Willi , ’ w Ye re elcome hame to me . h R v o unnin m a i i is T e e . e t a nat e and m n te of R b r C gh , v r Hawic ea l in last en tur was the fi st nati e et of k r y c y, r v po whom we have any authen tic record . He sings of the s l ian eauties of the town an d of t ei affo in a t eme y v b , h r rd g h for famed oets of the ol en time O n e of t ese was d .