Tuning: E A D G B E

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 con^Cfound 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 a^Cgain, 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

Barbara Dickson - Johnnie cope