Twa recruitin Sergeants 

*SONS OF THE HOUNDS, COME 'ERE AND GET FLESH!*

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With your tattie porin's and yer meal and kale, Yer soor sowan' soorin's and yer ill-brewed ale, Yer buttermilk, yer whey, and yer breid fired raw. Sae list my bonnie laddie and come awa.

After the Highland Clearances, recruiting sergeants went into the Highlands to recruit in order to replace losses in the Crimean War (1854-6). They could barely raise a platoon. They were told, "You have preferred sheep to men. Let sheep defend you."

Some songs are just as relevant as they were when they written. It's a good cautionary tale. Recruiting sergeants will promise you everything in the world to get you to sign on the line, but once you're in the army, your life isn't your own anymore and the government can do with you what it will.

Here's a list of every "LADEE" I hear. 0:24 0:44 0:48 1:04 1:24 1:44 2:04 2:25 2:45 3:26 3:47 4:07 That's all.

Ft. Ticonderoga was a boyhood destination for myself and my family. I remember my dad teaching me about courage and honor when we were standing at the plaque commemorating the march of the Black Watch on the fort and how they died to a man. For any wondering, my old man was an Army combat arms lifer. Love this track.

Pretty much the same in the US Army of 1866-1899. With desertion rates reaching to 20% it was a constant battle to fill the ranks of the 40 regiments. Recruiting Sgts. went into the big cities and signed up sober men by the hundreds, much to the delight of the local police who said nothing when they saw their regulars marching away, only to see them desert on the roads to their new assignments on the frontier.

It's songs like this that make me get pangs of consciousness for when I'm playing with real scale units of like 300 men in Napoleon Total War, and I order the blackwatch to charge enemy artillery alone. I think of all the men who would have lived many a long year happily at home who are killed senselessly in a far away war for the king. I have become death...

So much better when you know the words

@delamoxica "Broadsword of the Black Watch, French & Indian War" The Artist's name is Don Troiani

The Lyrics in the Description aren't accurate to this version of this song, but it is a version of it. I however prefer this this version of the song's lyrics to anything else. Here's are (at least to my ear) This song's iterations of lyrics. Twa recruitin' sairgants cam frae the black watch, Tae' markets and fairs some recruits for to catch, An' a' that they listed was forty an' twa, Oh list my bonnie laddie an' come, come awa, Ch. - For it's over the mountains, and over the main, It's Through Gibraltar tae France and Spain, Get a feather tae your bonnet, and a kilt aboon your knee Enlist me bonnie laddie an' come awa wi me Oh laddie, yee dinna ken the danger that ye're in, If your horses wis to fleg an' your ousen wis to rin. This greedy auld fairmer winna pey your fee, Enlist me bonnie laddie an' come awa wi me (Ch) It is intae the barn an' oot o' the byre, This greedy auld fairmer thinks ye'll never tire, For it's a slavery job and a low degree, Enlist me bonnie laddie an' come awa wi me. (Ch) Wi your tatty poorin,s an' your meal an' kail, Your soor sowen soorins an' your ill-brewed ale, Yer buttermilk and whey, aye, your breid fired raw, Enlist me bonnie laddie an' come come awa. (Ch) Now, if ye've got a sweetheart an' bairn, Ye'll easily get rid o' that ill-spun yarn, Twa rattles o' the drum an that'll pey it a', Enlist me bonnie laddie an' come awa.o

It's Lowland Scots, which is sometimes thought of as a dialect of English, though officially it's an entirely separate language. A song of that era in the English of Southern England would sound much like it does today.

It is part of the "Liberty Monument" built in 1924 in Ticonderoga in Essex County, New York. a bronze sculpture on a tiered granite base. The lower part of the sculpture depicts figures of a Native American, Frenchman, an American and one often mistakingly refered to as an Englishman (the figure is of a Black Watch Soldier) that symbolize the four groups whose military exploits are part of Ticonderoga's past. 600 of the regiment were killed/ wounded in the Battle of Ticonderoga July 8th 1758.

Not far from how I speak either, and I live in the north of England.

Can't believe the number of people who say they can't understand the lyrics. I can understand them plain as day. Probably why I didn't get that job when interviewed by an American HR woman. English by the way!!

I was once told that the Scots only allowed themselves to be brought under English rule because it allowed us much greater access to foes to test our mettle against.

Scotland forever

Until the 20th century, the British Army did not resort to conscription, not even during the Napoleonic Wars. Recruiting sergeants or sometimes officers would often go to fairs in the countryside in their efforts to recruit, often targeting discontented or laid-off farm labourers. The "beating up for recruits" caricature, which looks like it dates from around the American War of Independence, gives the impression that potential recruits were farm labourers who were a bit on the simple side.

My two pence, wonderful rendition, love Scottland, no doubt that there will be strife, but look forward to being welcomed home, nevertheless|

**SCOTLAND FOREVER**

Hale Britannia come on Brits lets stand up For our Britishness once more for scotland to be a true scot you need to be a Brit come on lets fight for Britain our island !

Rule Britannia. God bless my Northern Brothers in Scotland.

Seems like a combo of "Over the Hills" and "The Recruiting Sergeant" by Great Big Sea

The gallant forty twa

Me, when my 100 ton warmachine gets nuked:

ngl this is better than the english version

I'm English and understand perfectly

ayy, So drunken scotsman version of over the hills? I see

It's all good music i have listened to both,....... Old folk songs have been used over the years used as templates for new ones by the song writing fraternity.. we in Ireland know this only too well..even some of your modern singers songs have crossed the water...Gordon Ligthfoots classic 'The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald' was used to put life to by Bobby Sands who used the tune and structure to pen the song..... 'Back home in Derry'..... sung later byChristy Moore it's up on 'RU-vid!'

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Twa recruiting sergeants came frae the Black Watch Tae markets and fairs, some recruits for tae catch. But a' that they 'listed was forty and twa: Enlist my bonnie laddie an' come awa. Chorus: And it's over the mountain and over the Main, Through Gibralter, to France and Spain. Pit a feather tae your bonnet, and a kilt aboon your knee, Enlist my bonnie laddie and come awa with me. Oh laddie ye dinna ken the danger that yer in. If yer horses was to fleg, and yer owsen was to rin, This greedy ole farmer, he wouldna pay yer fee. Sae list my bonnie laddie and come awa wi' me Chorus: With your tattie porin's and yer meal and kale, Yer soor sowan' soorin's and yer ill-brewed ale, Yer buttermilk, yer whey, and yer breid fired raw. Sae list my bonnie laddie and come awa. Chorus: And its into the barn and out o' the byre, This ole farmer, he thinks ye never tire. It's slavery a' yer life, a life o' low degree. Sae list my bonnie laddie and come awa with me Chorus: O laddie if ye've got a sweetheart an' a bairn, Ye'll easily get rid o' that ill-spun yarn. Twa rattles o' the drum, aye and that'll pay it a'. Sae list my bonnie laddie and come awa. Chorus: Meaning of unusual words: twa=two awa=away aboon=above bonnie=handsome fleg=take fright owsen=oxen rin=run Tattie pourin's=water in which pototoes have been boiled. kale=a kind of crinkly cabbage Soor sooin' sourin's sowans = a dish made by steeping and fermenting the husks or siftings of oats in water, then boiling. whey=liquid left when milk forms into lumps. aye=yes

Those uniforms look really good.

This is a romantic sounding song but basically sergeants went to bars, got shit faced and made bets to see who could get the most gullible idiots to join the regiment. In fact when recruiting is low, they still do that.

Magnifique

Great version.

We'll Lowland Scots is an Inglisch language, it comes from Northumbria which used to be a part of Scotland including Lothian where Edinburgh is situated, but Scots English is actually more like the original speaking of Inglisch as the modern version got mixed with all the Norse and Norman languages, they just dont teach people about the Scots language, y'know we apparently, dont have an actual language, we borrowed the language from the English, but yer right, its nothing to do with English!

Drummer 3:25 - 3:58 is Rowan Atkinson.

Don't forget to listen to the updated version by The Levellers.

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Awesome version of this song! :) Just needs a drumbeat to really make it

Haven't been able to find thus band or singer's other songs.

They are singing come a Watanabe

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!!!!!

*L A D E E*

Where do I have to sign?

I love scottish musik and look for a scottish man

At 3.25 is he handing out free used condoms lol

Northern Ireland forever BLAIR MAYNE

can anyone tell me a bit more about the painting at 2:18?

Funny if it takes any from this it should get credit, pretty sure that Bob Hallet is credited as the composer/writter. And GBS version is about WWI as the Regiment earned the prefex Royal in that War...

When it came to being pressed into Royal Navy very dangerous but you fed unlike your friends working on the land, and if you were lucky and lived and took a prize and lived to get a pension ,many of your compatriots would envy your choice in the end.. It was a harsh choice but could end up to your advantage. In fact in the end we're limits on how may experienced sailor could be pressed and how long for trade suffered due to unmanned merchant ships and loss of fishing grounds due to lack of seaman for the experienced were in high demand by both RN and Meechant Marine in Britain's expanding world trade. There is whole subject of Hostilities only Pressed Seamen etc.

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three cheers for the Scottish soldier !

Forty Twa? Nay, tis a guard regiment o' te British Army

kaSenzangakhona

0:20 33rd foot recruitung sergeant!

PLEASE - Can someone tell me where the monument with Scotsmen and the flintlock rifles featured at the end here is?

Can anyone help me track down the CD? I know the tittle of it Adam Raeburn and friends from the description and it's Streets of Everywhere but there is no place to buy it :(

i know the lyrics and i understand him, im scottish myself and speak just like how the songs written, i just found the accent a bit weird and thought i would point out the mistakes, amazing song im just not too keen on this version

I speak American.

"Through Gibraltar, to France and Spain"? Where were they recruiting, Africa?

"A' that they 'listed were forty and twa"--isna that a guid catch?

Lol everyone bragging that they can understand the lyrics like it makes a difference

When was this song written? Similar to Recruiting Seargeant by Bob Hallett of Great Big Sea about the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, I think he wrote it(at least it was recorded around '97).

What's the painting at 2.25 called and does anyone who who the painter was?

theres a good Irish song about the Black watch

its a braw scottish folks song but i have no idea what acent the singer has and hes put words in there that shouldnt be there and missed some words too

Catchy tune, but what language is it in? The engish translation below is useful.

Not really, this is in a Scottish dialect version of English.

Where'd you gather the pictures from?

lol how ironic

Looks like, this is scots, right?

Great piece of work. Too bad the lyrics posted don't match up.

At first I read the text on the opening image "The Black Watch Pornographic Archive". You can imagine my disappointment...

That is nearly impossible to understand without the lyrics

No as good as Gaberlunzie .

I read somewhere that this song was about the royal Newfoundland regiment

basically 18th century Pidgin English. ;D

Pretty sure this is a satiric anti-Blackwatch song

Amen. The Black Watch played here in New York a few years ago. I have some older 'educated' Irish friends who went to see them play. They gave me the brochures and I showed my mother who's parents are from Helensburgh. She took one look at them, handed them back, and said, "Here, take this back with you. They're butchers."

How dreadful - why don't you sing the usual tune - in tune would help as well.

is this french?

IRISH NATIONALISM OUT OF SCOTLAND SCOTLAND IS BRITISH