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Barbara Dickson - Johnnie Cope
[INTRO:] Dm  
[VERSE 1:]
Cope sent a letter tae Dunbar
Saying, "CCharlie, meet me an ye daur
And FI'll learn Cye the Farts o' Cwar
If you Dmmeet me Amin the Dmmorning"
[CHORUS:]
FHey, Johnnie Cope are you wauking yet?
Or Care your drums a-beating yet?
If Fye were Cwauking, FI would Cwait
Tae Dmgang tae The AmCoals in the Dmmorning
[VERSE 2:]
Fye, noo Johnnie, gets up and run
The CHi'land bagpipes mak a din
It's Fbetter tae Csleep in a Fhale Cskin
For Dmit'll Ambe a bloody Dmmorning
[CHORUS:]
FHey, Johnnie Cope are you wauking yet?
Or Care your drums a-beating yet?
If Fye were Cwauking, FI would Cwait
Tae Dmgang tae The AmCoals in the Dmmorning
[VERSE 3:]
When Charlie looked the letter upon
He Cdrew his sword the scabbard from
"FFollow Cme, my Fmerry Cmen
And we'll Dmmeet Johnnie AmCope in the Dmmorning"
[CHORUS:]
FHey, Johnnie Cope are you wauking yet?
Or Care your drums a-beating yet?
If Fye were Cwauking, FI would Cwait
Tae Dmgang tae The AmCoals in the Dmmorning
[VERSE 4:]
When Johnnie Cope tae Dunbar cam
They Cspiered at him, "Where's a' your men?"
"The FDe'il conCfound me, I Fdinnae Cken
For I Dmleft them Amall in the Dmmorning"
[CHORUS:]
FHey, Johnnie Cope are you wauking yet?
Or Care your drums a-beating yet?
If Fye were Cwauking, FI would Cwait
Tae Dmgang tae The AmCoals in the Dmmorning
[VERSE 5:]
Then, "Faith", quo' Johnnie, "I got sic fegs
Wi' Ctheir claymores and their philabegs
Cannae Fface them aCgain, De'il Fbrak ma Clegs
And I Dmbid you's Amall 'Good Dmmorning'"
[CHORUS:]
FHey, Johnnie Cope are you wauking yet?
Or Care your drums a-beating yet?
If Fye were Cwauking, FI would Cwait
Tae Dmgang tae The AmCoals in the Dmmorning
[CHORUS:]
FHey, Johnnie Cope are you wauking yet?
Or Care your drums a-beating yet?
If Fye were Cwauking, FI would Cwait
Tae Dmgang tae The AmCoals in the Dmmorning

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Johnnie Cope

by Barbara Dickson

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Barbara Dickson - Johnnie Cope

[INTRO:]

[VERSE 1:]

Cope sent a letter tae Dunbar

Saying, "Charlie, meet me an ye daur

F C F C

And I'll learn ye the arts o' war

Dm Am Dm

If you meet me in the morning"

[CHORUS:]

Hey, Johnnie Cope are you wauking yet?

Or are your drums a-beating yet?

F C F C

If ye were wauking, I would wait

Dm Am Dm

Tae gang tae The Coals in the morning

[VERSE 2:]

Fye, noo Johnnie, gets up and run

The Hi'land bagpipes mak a din

F C F C

It's better tae sleep in a hale skin

Dm Am Dm

For it'll be a bloody morning

[CHORUS:]

Hey, Johnnie Cope are you wauking yet?

Or are your drums a-beating yet?

F C F C

If ye were wauking, I would wait

Dm Am Dm

Tae gang tae The Coals in the morning

[VERSE 3:]

When Charlie looked the letter upon

He drew his sword the scabbard from

F C F C

"Follow me, my merry men

Dm Am Dm

And we'll meet Johnnie Cope in the morning"

[CHORUS:]

Hey, Johnnie Cope are you wauking yet?

Or are your drums a-beating yet?

F C F C

If ye were wauking, I would wait

Dm Am Dm

Tae gang tae The Coals in the morning

[VERSE 4:]

When Johnnie Cope tae Dunbar cam

They spiered at him, "Where's a' your men?"

F C F C

"The De'il confound me, I dinnae ken

Dm Am Dm

For I left them all in the morning"

[CHORUS:]

Hey, Johnnie Cope are you wauking yet?

Or are your drums a-beating yet?

F C F C

If ye were wauking, I would wait

Dm Am Dm

Tae gang tae The Coals in the morning

[VERSE 5:]

Then, "Faith", quo' Johnnie, "I got sic fegs

Wi' their claymores and their philabegs

F C F C

Cannae face them again, De'il brak ma legs

Dm Am Dm

And I bid you's all 'Good morning'"

[CHORUS:]

Hey, Johnnie Cope are you wauking yet?

Or are your drums a-beating yet?

F C F C

If ye were wauking, I would wait

Dm Am Dm

Tae gang tae The Coals in the morning

[CHORUS:]

Hey, Johnnie Cope are you wauking yet?

Or are your drums a-beating yet?

F C F C

If ye were wauking, I would wait

Dm Am Dm

Tae gang tae The Coals in the morning

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