On the Middle Branch of the Thames.
Of Scottish names a great array
We meet at Erabro on Fair Day;
McDonald, McKenzie and McKay,
And Murray, Ross and Sutherland,
And Munroes round you stand.
Your lassies worthy of our song,
And youth are famed for muscle strong
For they can pull both hard and long;
And their fame is heard afar.
Victorious in each tug of war.
But these battles bring no sorrow
To the hardy youth of Zorra,
And no tears to eyes of Flora;
They are not deadly tugs of war,
And they leave no wounds nor scar.