James Hogg + 

The wondrous shepherd James Hogg + 

Was happy with his good sheep dog, + 

Meditating o’er his sweet lays + 

While his fleecy flocks did graze. + 

His education it came late + 

After he reached to man’s estate, + 

While his flocks were busy feeding + 

His favourite authors he was reading. + 

Wondrous tales he did rehearse + 

Of witches both in prose and verse, + 

And he in fairy tales did glory + 

Traditions of each shepherd’s story. + 

The shepherd he sang late and early + 

Of the deeds of bold Prince Charley, + 

And how the charming bonnie Flora + 

Soothed the Prince when in his sorrow. + 

Few songs possess so much vigor + 

As his gathering of McGregor, + 

The lover’s heart is all aflame + 

To meet lassie when the kye comes hame. + 

But one who loved the shepherd’s songs + 

And sang them unto countless throngs, + 

Great Kennedy has passed away + 

Now mournful is our Scottish lay. + 