
We're fierce as the badger when danger is threatening
We've the cunning and guile that the fox calls his own
We've reason that guides our great streams in their coursing
We're stubborn as the headland that stands all alone
We can laugh wi' the devil no one can laugh louder
Weep with the willow when our hearts sorely pressed
We're as gentle and prickly as our own downy thistle
We can work wi' the hardest and play wi' the best